Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and oral parafunctions in urban Saudi arabian adolescents: a research report | Head Face Medicine BioMed Central Research Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and oral parafunctions in urban Saudi arabian adolescents a research report Rabab M Feteih Open Access Address Department of Preventive Dental Sciences Orthodontic Division Faculty of Dentistry King Abdulaziz University . Box 50790 Jeddah 21533 Saudi Arabia Email Rabab M Feteih - rfeteih@ Corresponding author Published 16 August 2006 Received 26 March 2006 Head Face Medicine 2006 2 25 doi 1746-160X-2-25 Accepted 16 August 2006 This article is available from http content 2 1 25 2006 Feteih licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders TMD and oral parafunction habits among Saudi adolescents in the permanent dentition stage. Methods A total of 385 230 females and 155 males school children age 12-16 completed a questionnaire and were examined clinically. A stratified selection technique was used for schools allocation. Results The results showed that of the subjects exhibited at least one sign of TMD and females were generally more affected than males. Joint sounds were the most prevalent sign followed by restricted opening and opening deviation . The amplitude of mouth opening overbite taken into consideration was mm and mm in females and males respectively. TMJ pain and muscle tenderness were rare . Reported symptoms were 33 headache being the most frequent symptom 22 followed by pain during chewing 14 and hearing TMJ noises . Difficulty during jaw .
