OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze dentist's clinical decision-making related to treatment need for @entity2956 ( @entity2956 ) in an adult population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study population comprised 779 randomly selected 35, 50, 65 and 75 year old individuals living in the county of V  sterbotten, Sweden. The @entity1 filled out a questionnaire and were examined clinically according to a structured protocol. The four examiners (two @entity1 , two @entity1 ) were experienced dentists and were calibrated before the start of the study. After examination they individually assessed the need of treatment owing to @entity2956 . RESULTS: In total, 15% of the study population was considered to have a treatment need owing to @entity2956 . The highest estimate was noted for 35 and 50 years old @entity1 and the lowest for 65 and 75 years old @entity1 . Overall, 21% of the @entity1 and 8% of the @entity1 were considered to have a treatment need owing to @entity2956 , with statistically significant differences between @entity1 and @entity1 for the 35 and 50 years old groups. Inter-individual variations in dentists' decisions were observed. In a multivariate analysis, female gender, signs and symptoms of @entity2531 , signs and symptoms of @entity2956 dysfunction and smoking were associated with estimated treatment need. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of estimated treatment need owing to @entity2956 was fairly high, but the dentists' clinical decision-making process showed large inter-individual variability. The observation calls for further research on the factors affecting the decision-making process in care providers.

Factors associated with clinical decision-making in relation to treatment need for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'men'] @entity2531 :: ('MESH:D013001', 'Disease') :: ['TMD pain'] @entity2956 :: ('MESH:D013705', 'Disease') :: ['TMD', 'temporomandibular disorders']
@entity2956 :: (MESH:D013705,Disease) :: ['temporomandibular disorders']
