title: Changes in subjective symptoms of craniomandibular disorders in children and adolescents during a 10-year period.
abstract: An epidemiologic sample of 293 subjects in three age groups, now 17, 21, and 25 years of age, were followed longitudinally with respect to symptoms of craniomandibular dysfunction during a 10-year period. Reports of one or more such symptoms increased in all three age groups during the 10 years. At the follow-up, 1 in 3 individuals in all three groups had noticed such symptoms occasionally and 10% had them frequently. Reports of oral parafunctions such as bruxing and clenching also increased, while other parafunctions such as nail, lip, cheek, and tongue biting increased from the age of 7 to 11 but then decreased with age. Despite the high incidence of subjective symptoms of craniomandibular disorders, only a few subjects had had any kind of functional treatment performed during the 10-year period, and only 7 had an actual demand for treatment at present.
authors: Department of Stomatognathic Physiology, Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education, Jönköping, Sweden.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Magnusson
authors: G E
authors: GE
authors: Carlsson
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authors: I
authors: Egermark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002012:Bruxism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017271:Craniomandibular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005157:Facial Pain; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D013016:Sound; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires