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Assessment of mouth opening limitation in myogenic temporomandibular disorder patients

Author(s) -

Ahmed Al–Tuhafi

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

al-rafidain dental journal/maǧallaẗ al-rāfidayn li-ṭibb al-asnān

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1998-0345

pISSN - 1812-1217

DOI - 10.33899/rden.2005.45500

Subject(s) - temporomandibular disorder , temporomandibular joint , medicine , significant difference , research diagnostic criteria , dentistry , temporomandibular joint disorder , orthodontics , age groups , physical therapy , demography , sociology , chronic pain

This research was to evaluate a new assessment of mouth opening limitation in myogenic temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients. The suggested assessment was accomplished by calculating the opening ratio (OR) which depends on the ratio between maximum comfortable mouth opening and maximum assisted mouth opening. There was a remarked significant difference in the OR between the TMD patients and control groups. There was no significant relationship between OR with age or sex in both groups. A significant reversible correlation between OR with number of tender muscles and temporomandibular joint tenderness was found. It could be concluded from this research that the OR has diagnostic value in TMD patients, but unlike other measures, as it independent on age and gender.

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