Prevalence of clinical signs and pain symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and associated factors in adult Finns.
Conclusion: Over a third of the population showed clinical signs of TMD and less than one-tenth reported TMD pain symptoms. An assessment of a patient's general health needs to be a part of TMD diagnosis and treatment. The Finnish versions of the validated questions are applicable for screening of TMD pain.
PMID: 32286898 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - Category: Dentistry Authors: Qvintus V, Sipilä K, Le Bell Y, Suominen AL Tags: Acta Odontol Scand Source Type: research
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