title: Comparison of a short examination procedure with an extensive diagnostic protocol for the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders.
abstract: Eighty-nine patients who complained of temporomandibular disorders were examined using a short and long examination procedure. Seventy were females and 19 males. Mean age of the group was 31.53 years, with a range from 11 to 73 years. The agreement between the two examination procedures was tested using the Kappa statistic. This gave a value of 0.876 (P<0.001). This allowed rejection of the hypothesis that the agreement found between the two procedures was due to chance alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Oral Health Science, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bookhan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cheshankova
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moipolai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Setzer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors