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Frequency of dental and traumatic events in the etiology of temporomandibular disorders
Author(s) -
Bakland Leif K.,
Christiansen Edwin L.,
Strutz Judith M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1988.tb00318.x
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , dental trauma , dentistry , pediatrics
The records of 779 patients with temporomandibular disorders were reviewed to determine a possible association between traumatic events and onset of symptoms. A total of 330 patients (42.4%) reported such events, which were in several categories: sports accidents (2.2%) ( N =779), surgery with general anesthesia (2.7%), battery (3%), automobile accidents (9.8%), dental procedures (10.5%), and combinations of two or more groups (14.2%). The symptoms occurred within one week of the event in 130 (33.4%) patients. The duration of symptoms ranged from a few days to 10 years with a mean of 4.7 years.