Changes of the Subjective Symptoms before and after Treatment in TMD Patients.

Abstract

The results were as follows:1. The questionnaire was answered by 53% of the patients.2. Slight decreases in the degree of daily life interference, range of mouth opening, spontaneous pain, opening pain, and masticatory pain were observed.3. The TMJ sound in 3.4% of the patients worsened, while 46.2% of the patients improved.In terms of bad habits, 1.7% patients worsened, and 21.9% patients improved.4. Since the range in mouth opening that was evaluated subjectively did not exactly match the objective results, careful evaluation was necessary to determine the effect of the treatment.