Abdul Qadir Baloch, Nazia Yazdanie, Aqeel Shaikh, Farhat Jafri, Shahan Waheed.
Frequency of Temporomandibular Disorders in Dental Students.
J Pak Dent Assoc Jan ;19(4):208-10.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine present frequency of temporomandibular disorders among dental students of de’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore and to identify referral need for early management. METHODOLOGY: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted on 400 dental students selected randomly through convenient sampling from Department of Prosthodontics, de’ Montmorency College of Dentistry/Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore between July 2006 to January 2007. Subjects complaining of two or more symptoms were classified as those suffering from temporomandibular disorders. Subjects were advised regarding their management of the related dysfunctions. RESULT: Out of these 400 subjects, 241 were females and 159 males between 18-25 years of age . Among 400 dental students, the least frequent complain was temporomandibular joint pain (8.4%) while the most frequent sign was temporomandibular joint sound (42.3%). Muscle tenderness, opening deviation of temporomandibular disorders were more frequent in females than males. Opening deviation was 12.8% and 9.6% for females and males respectively CONCLUSION: More than 40% of the dental students were having more than 2 signs & symptoms of TMD these students need further evaluation & treatment to avoid future complications.

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