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February 2, 2026The European Research JournalOpen Access

Smartphone Addiction, Sleep Quality, and Temporomandibular Disorders Among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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ETEzgi Sıla TaşkaldıranGVGülce Nil VarlıhanSASevda Naghizadeh Asgari

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Cross-sectional analysis shows smartphone addiction worsens sleep quality and TMD in dental students, implying health risks.

Key Points

  • This study aims to investigate the relationship between smartphone addiction, sleep quality, and temporomandibular disorders among dental students.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 259 dental students.
  • Utilized validated questionnaires for assessing smartphone addiction, sleep quality, TMD, and bruxism.
  • Analyzed correlation between smartphone addiction scores and sleep quality and TMD severity.
  • Nearly 50% of participants exhibited signs of smartphone addiction.
  • Higher smartphone addiction scores were linked to poorer sleep quality.
  • Significant correlation observed between smartphone addiction and greater TMD severity, especially in preclinical and doctoral students.

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Taşkaldıran et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fd81c1c9540dea80f3aahttps://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.1840748
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