Objectives: To access the knowledge of undergraduate and postgraduate students of the dental college on basic anatomy, physiology, clinical examination, and pathology of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).Materials and Methods: A total of 610 undergraduate and postgraduate students of dental college, were included in this study.The questionnaire was pretested for validation and distributed online through Google forms.Results: A pairwise comparison showed that the percentage of correct answers for interns significantly differed from that of IV Bachelor of Dental Surgery (P=0.050) and postgraduate students (P=0.048)(below average: up to 6 correct answers, good: 7-11 correct answers, excellent: 12 or more correct answers).Conclusion: TMJ diseases are common in daily life but frequently go undiagnosed and untreated due to a lack of clinical expertise.This demonstrates the necessity of providing instructions that give students in-depth knowledge and abilities for TMJ issues in clinical practice.
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