To determine the relationship between the presence of joint dysfunction and stress levels during preclinical and postclinical education in dentistry students. The study was conducted with a total of 250 students, 50 from each year, at Kütahya Health Sciences University’s Faculty of Dentistry. The students were divided into two main groups: the preclinical education and postclinical education groups. The research data were collected via a 28-item questionnaire conducted face to face with the students, consisting of sociodemographic questions, the Fonseca Anamnestic Index, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between the Fonseca Index score and the PSS score ( r = 0.869, p 0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that postclinical education and PSS scores were significantly associated with TMD. Within the limitations of this cross-sectional study, a significant association was found between TMD severity and perceived stress among dental students. Postclinical education may be associated with higher stress levels.
Özcan et al. (Mon,) studied this question.