A Survey of the Actual Condition in Adolescent Patients with TMJ Dysfunction Syndrome at the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic for 20 years

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  • Ishitani Norihito
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry Dental School, Kagoshima University
  • Shigeta Koki
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry Dental School, Kagoshima University
  • Hasegawa Hiroko
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry Dental School, Kagoshima University
  • Iwasaki Tomonori
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry Dental School, Kagoshima University
  • Morinushi Takanobu
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry Dental School, Kagoshima University
  • Ogura Tadashi
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry Dental School, Kagoshima University

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  • 当科外来における20年間の思春期顎関節症患者の実態調査

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Abstract

We investigated clinical data concerning adolescent patients who were referred to the Pediatric Dentistry CLinic in Kagoshima University Dental Hospital for consultation and treatment of TMJ Dysfunction Syndrome during a period of 20 years, from 1982 to 2001. We also examined the difference between the data obtained during the first 10 years and those obtained during the second 10years. The results are as follows.<BR>1. The number of patients during the second 10 years increased compared with that during the first 10years.<BR>2. The ratio of female patients showed a higher frequency than the ratio of male patients for the 20years. Furthermore, it showed a higher frequency during the second 10 years than during the first 10years.<BR>3. The ratio of pains was higher and the ratio of sounds was lower during the second 10 years than those during the first 10 years in the number of the patients categorized by the chief complaint, the number of initial symptoms felt by patients, and the number of clinical symptoms at the first medical examination.<BR>4. The frequency in the use of occlusal treatment decreased greatly and the frequencies in use of physical therapy and drug therapy increased greatly during the second 10 years compared with during the first 10 years.<BR>5. There was no significant difference in the effect obtained by treatment between during the first 10years and during the second 10 years.

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