Prevalence of TMD among Children Provided with Fixed Orthodontic Treatment |
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Authors: | Alma Muš anović ,Muhamed Ajanović ,Lejla Redž epagić Vraž alica,Lejla Kazazić ,Selma Tosum Poš ković ,Jasmina Mlač o Durek,Sanela Strujić Porović |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;2.Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;3.Primary Health Care Center Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Abstract: | BackgroundAccording to available scientific references and textbooks, there are contradictory views concerning the etiology of signs and symptoms of TMD.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to determine a correlation between the incidence of signs and symptoms of TMD in children aged 12-18 who do not wear a fixed orthodontic appliance and the incidence of signs and symptoms of TMD in children who wear a fixed orthodontic appliance.Material and MethodsThe total number of 120 subjects were included in this survey and divided into two groups. There were 60 respondents in the experimental group that consisted of 30 boys and 30 girls with different types of malocclusion, who were treated with a fixed orthodontic straight wire technique. The remaining 60 respondents, which was a group that also consisted of 30 boys and 30 girls, were patients with neutroclusion.ResultsThe results of the study have shown that the TMJ clicking sound symptom, the most common symptom of TMD, occurs with almost equal prevalence in both groups of respondents; specifically, 56.4% in orthodontic patients, and 46.6% in the control group respondents. A statistically significantly higher percentage of female respondents in both groups have experienced headache problems (p <0.03).ConclusionOn the basis of the statistics obtained as a result of this research, we can come to the conclusion that there is no correlation between the fixed orthodontic treatment and the development of signs and symptoms of TMD. |
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Keywords: | MeSH terms: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Fixed Orthodontic Appliances Adolescent |
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