Volume 27, Issue 132, February 2023

Assessment of the prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorder among vocalists and musicians using a questionnaire study

Jaishankar HP¹, Karthikeya Patil^2♦, Sanjay CJ¹, Shiny A³, Sharath N³, Barsha Bharadwaj³

¹Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, India
²Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, India
³Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, India

^♦Corresponding author
Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, India
ORCID: 0000-0002-7941-2467

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the risk for symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) prevalent among the vocalists and musicians in Indian population. Materials and Methods: A total of 367 musicians filled an online questionnaire to participate in the study, 9 of whom were excluded. Results: The prevalence of TMJ pain was highest among the wind instrument players (50.8%) followed by the violinists (28.6%). The musicians who noticed joint sounds were highest among the wind instrumentalists (68.3%). Incidence of difficulty in mouth opening was more in wind instrumentalists (41.3%) and violinists (23.2%). The participants who reported having jaw, cheek, temple or headache pain was highest (68.3%) among players of wind instruments. The number of participants who reported to be suffering from pain in the shoulder or neck region was predominant in wind instrumentalists (73%). Conclusion: The results imply that playing musical instruments increases the possibility of developing TMD, with wind instrumentalists being at a higher risk.

Keywords: Musicians, Questionnaire survey, Temporomandibular disorders

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e84ms2825

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i132/e84ms2825

Published: 11 February 2023