Different temporomandibular joint disorders and its prevalence in complete dentures patients: An observational study

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients wearing complete denture (CD). Material and Methods: This study was carried out SGRD Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Amritsar, India. 100 completely edentulous patients in the age group of 22-74 years who did not complain of any TMD and were denture bearers with a varied denture wearing span, were examined for the existence of TMD signs and symptoms were included in the study. Results: Out of total 100 subjects examined, majority of the patients that is 28% fell in the age group of 50-60 years, followed by 40-50 years 22%. There was no statistically significant association between different genders and age. The distribution of patients with or without TMD, 61.67% males out of the total male subjects and 65% females out of total female subjects showed the presence of signs. The difference was found to be statistically insignificant. 42% of the subjects had 1-3 years of edentulous span followed by 32% with more than 5 years of edentulous span and 26% of the subjects showed 3-5 years of edentulous span. 34 % of the subjects showed limited mouth opening as a sign of TMD followed by jaw deviation which is shown by 27(27%) of the subjects. Conclusion:The most common finding was limited mouth opening while crepitus and clicking were least encountered.

Prevalence of Signs of Temporomandibular Disorders in Healthy Asymptomatic Completely Edentulous Individuals and the Effect of Denture on Temporomandibular Disorders

“…Regarding the association between age and the signs of TMD, the current investigation did not find any conclusive evidence of such an association. A similar finding was reported by Samra and Singh 11 .…”

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