Longitudinal changes in craniomandibular dysfunction in an elderly population in northern Sweden.
Longitudinal changes and cohort differences in craniomandibular dysfunction (CMD) were studied in a 79-year-old cohort (n = 65) and in 70-year-old cohorts in 1981 (n = 62) and 1990 (n = 60) by means of interview and clinical examination. Although the frequency of reported CMD symptoms decreased, many clinical signs of CMD increased during the 9-year observation period. Women reported more symptoms and showed more signs of CMD than men, and a great many of the clinical signs registered in 1981 still persisted in 1990. The 70-year-old cohort studied in 1990 showed a lower frequency of reported symptoms of CMD and of temporomandibular joint pain on palpation and a higher frequency of muscle pain and mandibular deviation than the 70-year-olds examined in 1981.
Nordström
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Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, University of Umeå, Sweden.
Eriksson
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002012:Bruxism / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017271:Craniomandibular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010173:Palpation; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology