Melih Motro
Boston University
1 active project
TMJ_Medical_history
Scientific Questions Being Studied
The etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) is multifactorial. In general, the literature shows some association between sleep-related breathing disorders, stress-related factors, and psychosocial factors with TMDs, along with clinical factors such as trauma, parafunction, or unstable bite. At this stage, our goal is to run exploratory data analysis to understand what factors in the patient's medical history may contribute to the TMDs to formalize a more specific research question.
Project Purpose(s)
- Disease Focused Research (Temporomandibular disorders)
Scientific Approaches
The dataset will include subjects who show symptoms of temporomandibular disorders such as TMJ pain, headaches, earaches, and joint sounds during jaw functions. Subjects between 12 and 67 years of age will be included in this study from any demographic background. We will assess the association of psychosocial factors, stress, medications, diseases, and other factors with TMD symptoms. Our plan is to explore potential patterns between TMD symptoms and associated factors using state-of-the-art machine learning models such as deep learning. Also, we aim to determine the importance of etiological factors in TMDs using random forest methods.
Anticipated Findings
Through this large dataset, we hope to identify risk factors for TMDs that were not studied broadly. It will lead to new research projects to understand the mechanisms between the risk factors and the TMDs.
Demographic Categories of Interest
- Age
- Geography
- Education Level
- Income Level
Data Set Used
Registered TierResearch Team
Owner:
- Melih Motro - Other, Boston University
Collaborators:
- Marianne Jurasic - Other, Boston University
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