Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular joint muscle pain dysfunction syndrome: a retrospective study of one hundred patients.
A retrospective serial study was carried out on one hundred randomly selected temporomandibular joint muscle pain dysfunction syndrome (TMJMPDS) patients who had attended a private prosthodontic practice over an eight year period. The study looked at common signs, symptoms and referral patterns in this group and compared them with those quoted in a large section of the literature on the subject.
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Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Brisbane.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology