title: The prevalence of myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome in a lower socio-economic group in Zimbabwe.
abstract: The prevalence of myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) was investigated in Zimbabwe. The study was carried out at Government dental centres, where most of the patients seen were local indigenous Zimbabweans belonging to the lower and lower middle socio-economic group which forms more than 80 per cent of the population of the country. There was a very low prevalence in this group unlike the results of similar studies in more developed countries. Nervous tensions, stress and strains associated with a faster pace of life and often cited in the aetiology of MPDS could be the attributing factor.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology