Age and gender related prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in North Indian population
Journal Title: Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Aims The present study is taken in account to determine the age and gender related prevalence of TMDs on the basis of signs and symptoms based on the RDCTMD criteriaMaterials and Method The present crosssectional study was conducted in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology A total of 1009 patients aged between 6 and 80 years with a mean age of 4204168 years seeking dental treatment from January 2016 to June 2017 were included in the study All the subjects were screened for TMDs signs and symptoms The demographic data and the signs and symptoms of TMDs were recorded in respect to age and gender in designed structured questionnaire which were based on the RDCTMD criteriaResultsThe association between signs and symptoms based on the RDCTMD criteria and gender was evaluated in study population by ChiSquare test The clicking sound and deviation of mandible on mouth opening is more prevalent in males than females and both are statistically significant PCrepitus and joint tenderness is more common in females The joint tenderness in both sexes was highly significant P005When signs and symptoms based on the RDCTMD criteria was compared in age groups it was found that clicking sound and pain on mouth opening is most prevalent in 65 years age group All the three parameters were statistically significant P
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Akhilanand Chaurasia, Ashish R. , Gaurav Katheriya
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