Psychological changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with bruxism and TMD

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Jessilene Ribeiro
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Neves, Myllena Jorge, Pinheiro, Maryana Romana Rocha, Feitosa, Maria Áurea Lira, Casanovas, Rosana Costa, Lima, Darlon Martins
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/15887
• topic: Coronavírus; DTM; Saúde mental; Isolamento social.; Coronavirus; TMD; Salud mental; Aislamiento social.; Coronavirus; TMD; Mental health; Social isolation.

The coronavirus pandemic caused several changes in the population's life, causing psychological consequences that can influence oral health, especially oral diseases that have psycho-emotional factors as their etiology. Objective: perform a literature review about the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological aspects and its relationship with bruxism and Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD). Methodology: this is a qualitative bibliographic review in which data collection was carried out on the LILACS, BVS, SciELO and PubMed platforms using the descriptors: COVID-19, Oral Health, Psychology, Anxiety, Depression, Bruxism, Temporomandibular Disorders, in English and Portuguese, including articles that addressed the association between psychosocial aspects related to the pandemic by COVID-19 and its connection with bruxism and TMD, in addition to articles that correlated TMD and psychological aspects or that dealt with the pandemic by COVID-19 and its connection with psychological aspects. Results: 19 articles were selected and these showed a relationship between stress, anxiety and depression with bruxism and TMD, with women being the most affected. Conclusion: the COVID-19 pandemic increased levels of stress, anxiety and depression, as well as the incidence and severity of painful symptoms of bruxism and TMD.