Comparison of two groups of patients with TMJ-disorder
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 7 (2) , 117-119
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01197.x
Abstract
A total of 49 patients seeking treatment of TMJ[temporomandibular joint]-disorders in a district in Northern Norway during 3 mo. were described according to social, medical and dental characteristics, amount and type of symptoms, and clinical findings. Data were compared with those obtained from a group of TMJ-patients at the dental faculty, University of Oslo. Women were heavily overrepresented groups in both. In the group presently studied, the age profile and amount of reported stressors were higher, and the social class composition somewhat lower, than in the group at the university. These inequalities should be seen in context with the demographic composition of the 2 communities. The main characteristics of the university group are generally valid for patients with TMJ-disorders in Norway.Keywords
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- Characteristics of a group of patients with temporomandibular joint disordersCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1975