Authors: Vural Kavuncu Sezai Sahin Ayhan Kamanli Ayse Karan Cihan Aksoy
Publish Date: 2005/06/30
Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 257-260
Abstract
Objective To evaluate the risk of temporomandibular joint dysfunction TMD when both systemic joint hypermobility SJH and localized condylar hypermobility LCH exist Materials and methods Sixtyfour consecutive outpatients with temporomandibular joint clicking or pain and 77 sex and agematched control subjects were recruited in the study LCH was diagnosed when condylar subluxation was present and SJL was diagnosed by using Beighton’s method The frequency of symptoms mean mouth opening and the frequency of subjects with SJL and LCH were the main outcome measures Results Out of the 64 patients 16 patients were suffering from pain 20 patients from jointclicking and 28 patients from both Both SJH and LCH were more frequently observed in those patients with TMD than in control subjects The risk of TMD was higher if LCH and SJH existed jointly Conclusion Both systemic and localized hypermobility may have a role in the etiology of TMD
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