Oral health–related quality of life in women with temporomandibular joint disk anterior displacement before and after disk repositioning and anchoring surgery assessed with the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14)

ConclusionsTMJ disk anterior displacement had a negative impact on women's OHRQOL because of physical pain, physical disability, and psychological discomfort. TMJ disk repositioning and anchoring surgery improved overall OHRQOL in patients between 17 and 49 years of age; however, in patients between 50 and 60 years of age, there was improvement only in physical pain.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research