Prevalence and severity of XXXX among university students in Riyadh.

@entity1 @entity9321 @entity2956 @entity409 @entity532
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of @entity2956 ( @entity2956 ) among male university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role of relevant medical and dental histories in the assessment of @entity9321 in this Arab population was also addressed. METHODS: Required information was collected via a questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire was used to obtain the medical and dental histories of @entity1 . The second part included 10 questions regarding common @entity9321 symptoms. Fonseca's anamnestic index (FAI) was used to classify @entity9321 severity as "no dysfunction", "light dysfunction", "moderate @entity409 ". RESULTS: Of the 600 distributed questionnaires, 400 questionnaires were completed (response rate: 66.6%). Mean age of eligible @entity1 was 21.90      1.79  years. Psychological stress (30.5%) and direct restorations (77%) were the most commonly reported items on the medical and dental histories respectively for the total number of @entity1 . According to the FAI, 53.2% of @entity1 were classified as having no dysfunction, followed by light (36.1%), moderate (9.6%), and severe dysfunction (1.1%). CONCLUSIONS: Based on the FAI, mild to moderate prevalence of @entity9321 appears to exist among male university students in Riyadh. Histories of psychological stress and dental treatment were evident among these students. Information obtained from the FAI may be helpful in assessing the prevalence of @entity9321 and has important implications for the early diagnosis of @entity9321 and the prevention of future @entity532 .
