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Frequency distribution of several somatic complaints reported by patients from the POC and patients from the TMD/OFPOC (percentages shown in parentheses) |
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| Patients from the POC (n = 65) |
Patients from the TMD/OFPOC (n = 60) |
p |
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| Joint clicking |
13 (20.0) |
46 (76.7) |
*** |
| Other TMJ sounds |
3 (4.6) |
14 (23.3) |
** |
| Impaired mouth opening |
8 (12.3) |
36 (60.0) |
*** |
| Impaired mouth closing |
7 (10.8) |
13 (21.7) |
n. s. |
| Impaired chewing |
11 (16.9) |
36 (60.0) |
*** |
| Masticatory muscle fatigue |
5 (7.7) |
19 (31.7) |
** |
| Masticatory muscle stiffness |
4 (6.2) |
20 (33.3) |
*** |
| Extensive prosthodontic management prior to consultation |
48 (73.8) |
33 (55.0) |
* |
| Extensive orthodontic management prior to consultation |
16 (24.6) |
20 (33.3) |
n. s. |
| Extensive surgical management prior to consultation |
21 (32.3) |
19 (31.7) |
n. s. |
| Extensive occlusal adjustment prior to consultation |
22 (33.8) |
18 (30.0) |
n. s. |
| Presence of habits |
4 (6.2) |
9 (15.0) |
n. s. |
| Nail biting |
2 (3.1) |
1 (1.7) |
n. s. |
| Lip biting |
2 (3.1) |
8 (13.3) |
* |
| Smoking |
13 (20.0) |
10 (16.7) |
n. s. |
| Tooth hypersensitivity |
23 (35.4) |
22 (36.7) |
n. s. |
| Disturbance of a single tooth |
8 (12.3) |
14 (23.3) |
n. s. |
| Pain upon wide mouth opening |
6 (9.2) |
37 (61.7) |
*** |
| Mouth dryness/burning mouth |
17 (26.2) |
21 (35.0) |
n. s. |
| Need of a specific position to correctly close the mouth |
9 (13.8) |
26 (43.3) |
*** |
| Self-assessment of treatment need |
29 (44.6) |
54 (90.0) |
*** |
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For group comparisons Chi-square test was applied: n. s. = not significant; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001 | |||
Ommerborn et al. Head & Face Medicine 2008 4:23 doi:10.1186/1746-160X-4-23 |
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