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ABSTRACT Temporomandibular joint (TMJ), is a synovial joint, involves two bones particularly mandible and temporal bone. Since TMJ involve muscles of mastication and jaw movement therefore, its disorders damages surrounding tissues and minimizes its... see more


Mohammad Ilyas, Dr., Fariha Kifayat, Dr., Faryal Gul, Dr., Salman Khan, Dr., Sumaira Saeed, Dr., Adam Khan Danish, Dr.    

OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence and severity of TMDs in house officers and postgraduate students belonging to public and private sector medical and dental colleges.METHODOLOGY:This was a cross sectional study carried out from July 2018 to September... see more


Dina H. Sugiaman,Laura S. Himawan,Sitti Fardaniah    

Masticatory system is a complex functional unit of the body responsible for mastication, speech, and deglutition process. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is used to describe all functional disturbances of the masticatory system. The etiology of TMD is ... see more


Isabelle Sousa Dantas,Jairo Matozinho Cordeiro,Mariana Barbosa Câmara-Souza,Camila Maria Bastos Machado de Resende,Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli da Costa Oliveira,Gustavo Augusto Seabra Barbosa    

Objective: To verify the level of agreement among different indexes used to achieve the prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD). Material and Methods: One hundred one dental students were selected by a randomized process. TMD were evaluated by th... see more


Isabela Maddalena Dias,Lilian Alves Guedes,Patricia Cataldo de Felipe Cordeiro,Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite,Fabíola Pessoa Pereira Leite    

Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) are a set of painful and / or functional clinical problems that affect the joints and / or muscles of the orofacial region. The practice of self-medication, defined as the consumption of unprescribed drugs, is explained ... see more