Association of Oral Behaviors with Anxiety, Depression, and Jaw Function in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

17 May 2021 : Clinical Research

Lili Xu^1ABCDE, Bin Cai^1BCD, Shuai Fan^1BCD, Shenji Lu^1BCD, Kerong Dai^2AD*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929985

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929985

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Table 3 Spearman correlations among OBC, JFLS, GAD-7 scale, and PHQ-9.

Spearman’s coefficient	Pain	JFLS	OBC	PHQ-9	GAD-7
MMO	−0.168^**	−0.406^**	0.095	−0.009	−0.010
Pain		0.305^**	0.134^**	0.316^**	0.338^**
JFLS			0.209^**	0.317^**	0.267^**
OBC				0.375^**	0.322^**
PHQ-9					0.753^**
^** GAD-7 – Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7; JFLS – Jaw Functional Limitation Scale; MMO – maximum mouth opening; PHQ-9 – Patient Health Questionnaire-9; OBC – Oral Behaviors Checklist.

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