Myofascial pain with or without mouth opening limitation was the commonest diagnosis in TMD patient population s , and disc displacement with reduction was the commonest diagnosis in community sample
Symptoms, signs, and clinical diagnoses according to the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders among Finnish multiprofessional media personnel.
AIMS To apply the Finnish version of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporom and ibular Disorders ( RDC/TMD ) Axis I to assess the occurrence of symptoms , signs , and specific subgroups of TMD , and to study the associations between the most common diagnoses and categoric demographic characteristics ( gender , age group , marital status , type of work ) . METHODS All 30- to 55-year-old employees of the Finnish Broadcasting Company with at least 5 years at their current employment received postal question naires ( n = 1784 ) . Of the 1339 respondents ( 75 % ) , a r and omly selected one fifth were clinical ly examined according to the RDC/TMD Axis I ( n = 241 , males 48 % ) . RESULTS Pain symptoms in the face or jaw regions were perceived by 14.9 % and pain with 1 or more jaw movements by 9.1 % . Diagnoses by the RDC/TMD criteria were : Group I : myofascial pain in 12.9 % , myofascial pain with limited opening in 0.4 % ; Group II : disc displacement with reduction in the right temporom and ibular joint ( TMJ ) in 9.1 % and in the left TMJ in 10.8 % ; Group III : arthralgia in 0.4 % and 0.8 % , osteoarthritis in 0 % and 0.4 % , and osteoarthrosis in 1.2 % and 1.2 % , respectively , in the right and left TMJs . The most common diagnoses were found more often among women than among men . No TMD diagnosis based on the RDC/TMD was obtained in 73 % of the subjects . CONCLUSION The RDC/TMD appear to be of benefit in diagnosing TMD among these multiprofessional media personnel and thus may be suggested for use among nonpatient population
Myofascial pain with or without mouth opening limitation was the commonest diagnosis in TMD patient population s , and disc displacement with reduction was the commonest diagnosis in community sample