Temporomandibular Disorders Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Egypt

NCT06977997 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TMD Knowledge
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 288
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Primary objective: Evaluate the level of knowledge, and attitude of dental practitioners in Egypt. Secondary objectives:

1. 1.Evaluate the need for continuing dental education in the field of TMD.
2. 2.Describe referral process practiced by dental practitioners.
3. 3.Describe the procedures practiced by the dental practitioners for diagnosis and management of TMD.

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• level of knowledge, and attitude of dental practitioners in Egypt.

  knowledge, attitude will be assessed using questionnaire consisted of four domains: demographics, knowledge, attitude, and practice. content validity and reliability will be performed. Continuous data was explored for normality using Kolmogrov Smirnov test and Shapiro Wilk test.Continuous data showed non-parametric distribution and was described using mean, standard deviation, median and range. knowledge score range from 1 to 14, and attitude score range from 0 to 5. where higher scores indicate a higher knowledge and attitude levels

  Immediately after the dentists complete the questionnaire

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• The percentage of each speciality to whom the dentists participating to the questionnaire are referring TMD patients using their answers to the questionnaire

  Immediately after the dentists complete the questionnaire

• percentage of different treatment modalities offered by participant to TMD patient assessed by their answers to the questionnaire

  Immediately after the dentists complete the questionnaire

Interventions

KAP survey OTHER

33 questions to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of dentists in Egypt regarding TMD

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Dental practitioners practicing the profession in Egypt

You may qualify if:

• Gender: both males and females.
• Dentists practicing the profession in Egypt
• General practitioners or specialists

You may not qualify if:

• Undergraduate students

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University

Cairo, Giza Governorate, 12613, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Aldrigue RH, Sanchez-Ayala A, Urban VM, Pavarina AC, Jorge JH, Campanha NH. A Survey of the Management of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders by General Dental Practitioners in Southern Brazil. J Prosthodont. 2016 Jan;25(1):33-8. doi: 10.1111/jopr.12255. Epub 2015 Jan 5.

  PMID: 25557469 BACKGROUND

• Al-Huraishi HA, Meisha DE, Algheriri WA, Alasmari WF, Alsuhaim AS, Al-Khotani AA. Newly graduated dentists' knowledge of temporomandibular disorders compared to specialists in Saudi Arabia. BMC Oral Health. 2020 Oct 7;20(1):272. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-01259-4.

  PMID: 33028397 BACKGROUND

• Celakil T, Saruhanoglu A. Knowledge and Attitude Toward Temporomandibular Disorders: A Survey in Istanbul. Turk J Orthod. 2022 Mar;35(1):39-45. doi: 10.5152/TurkJOrthod.2022.21170.

  PMID: 35370133 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Craniomandibular Disorders; Mandibular Diseases; Jaw Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Joint Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Post-graduate student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2025
• First Posted: May 18, 2025
• Study Start: June 30, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 23, 2025
• Study Completion: January 23, 2025
• Last Updated: May 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Locations

EG (1)