Objectives; Trauma has been accepted as a contributing factor for temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD). When we considering the working environment of military service, there is a high risk of experiencing trauma. This study was aim to examine the ...
Objectives; Trauma has been accepted as a contributing factor for temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD). When we considering the working environment of military service, there is a high risk of experiencing trauma. This study was aim to examine the influence of indirect macrotrauma on radiographic, clinical and psychological characteristics of TMD patients.
Methods; To find the influence of indirect macrotrauma on TMD, patients who visited Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine clinic of Seoul National University Dental Hospital from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015, were included. They were all patients with TMD under the Korean military obligatory services age and evaluated with the TMJ X-ray, TMJ MRI, TMD diagnostic analysis charting and SCL-90R. The statistical analysis was done using the logistic regression analysis and chi square test.
Results; A total 180 patients with TMD was consisted of 36 TMD patients with macrotrauma history and 144 TMD patients without macrotrauma history. In radiographic, clinical and psychological characteristics, TMD patients with macrotrauma history showed no significant difference with TMD patients without trauma history.
Conclusions; There was no significant difference whether the patients had history of indirect macrotrauma or not in regards with radiographic, clinical, and psychological characteristics of TMD.