Preliminary questionnaire investigation of patients or medical consumers for systematic understanding of "Patient Questions" for clinical guidelines for temporomandibular disorders

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  • KINO Koji
    Temporomandibular Joint and Occlusion, Comprehensive Oral Health Care, Comprehensive Patient Care, Graduate School,Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • SUGISAKI Masashi
    Department of Dentistry, Jikei University School of Medicine
  • YUASA Hidemichi
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Branch Hospital of Tokai Municipal Hospital
  • KAKUDO Kenji
    Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Dental University

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  • 顎関節症の診療ガイドラインにおける“Patient Question”の系統的把握のための特定医療施設での患者・医療消費者予備的アンケート

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The guideline committee for the primary care of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in the Japanese Society for Temporomandibular Joint carried out a preliminary questionnaire investigation of patients with TMD who visited one of three general dental practitioners for treatment. The purpose of the present investigation was to collect the "patient's questions (PQ)" from these patients. The questionnaire included questions on age, gender, commuting time to her/his dental office, symptoms and treatment of those patients who sought treatment for their symptoms.<br> As results, we collected 177 answers from 62 males and 115 females. Regarding the symptoms, joint noise was the most frequently listed, followed by limited mouth opening, myalgia, biting pain and arthralgia. As for treatment, mouth opening exercise was the most frequently listed, followed by massage, mouthpiece and jaw rest.<br> We confirmed that the treatment with a mouthpiece was well known to many patients. It was also shown that the expectation for treatment of joint noise was great. Further consideration and discussion on the methods and samples will be necessary in future investigations.<br>

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