title: Clinical validity of the relationship between TMJ signs and symptoms in children and youth.
abstract: Cross-sectional data on subjective symptoms and clinical signs of TMJ dysfunction were collected from 1342 subjects ranging in age from 6 to 17 years old. Statistically significant associations existed between certain symptoms and signs (p less than .0001); however, these associations lacked correspondence as indicated by the sensitivity (from 2 percent to 40 percent) and false-positive rates (52 percent to 77 percent) of the symptom-related interview questions. These findings do not support drawing valid clinical conclusions from cross-sectional sign and symptom studies of TMJ dysfunction in children.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Riolo
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: TenHave
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*