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TITLE:

ANALYSIS OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS (TMDS) ASSOCIATED WITH BRUXISM

AUTHORS:

Anam Shahzad, Mariah Shafique, Sayeda Ayesha Maqsood

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives: The main objective of the study is to analyze the temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDS) associated with bruxism. Material and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore during January 2019 to August 2019. This study was done with the permission of ethical committee of hospital. Patients were categorized into two groups, the first group consisted of TMD associated with bruxism patients (experimental), and the second group was TMD only patients (control). The data was collected through a questionnaire. Results: The data was collected from 50 patients. 16 participants were in TMD group and 34 participants were in TMD associated with bruxism group. The age ranged from 18 to 72 years with a mean age of 31 years. The sample power was 86 % at the level of significance 0.05. In this study, highly significant differences were observed between pain in the TMD group and the TMD associated with bruxism group. Pain in the TMD patients was higher than the TMD associated with bruxism patients. Conclusion: It is concluded that the pain was more during mouth opening, chewing, yawning and talking in TMD patients than TMD associated with bruxism.

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