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Temporomandibular disorders in young people with an intellectual disability: prevalence of signs and symptoms

Authors:

  • I. Tanboga
    Marmara University, Dentistry Faculty Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
  • M. A. Durhan
    Marmara University, Dentistry Faculty Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
  • B. Durmus
    Marmara University, Dentistry Faculty Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
  • L. A. Marks
    Centre for Special Care in Dentistry, Ghent University, PaeCoMeDis, Gent, Belgium

ABSTRACT


Aim

To assess the prevalence of signs and symptoms related to TMJ disorders in a group of young people with intelectual
disability (ID) and a matched group of healthy adolescents.

Methods

A group of 105 young Special Olympics
(SO) athletes (ID group) aged from 14 to 25 years and a control group were examined for the presence or absence of signs and
symptoms of TMD through interview and clinical examination.

Results

A total of 64 young people with ID (61) had at least
one sign of TMD compared to 41 (39) of the individuals screened that was free of any TMD symptoms. A significantly higher
prevalence of TMJ sounds (palpation and stethoscope), TMJ tenderness, maximum vertical opening, headaches were observed among
SO athletes compared to the healthy control group (p<0.05). A significant difference was recorded only for the Temporalis tenderness between the girls and boys (p<0.05).

Conclusion

TMJ disorders are noticeable problem for intellectually disabled patients and a
possible cause of pain that should be examined more in detail. We suggest that oral screening in people with a mental disability should
be modified by including basic TMJ examination parameters in order to allow better understanding of the pathological aspects so as to
address effective preventive and therapeutic measures.

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Publication date:

Dec /2014

Keywords:

disability, special needs, tmd

Issue:

Vol.15 – n.4/2014

Page:

349 – 354

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: I. Tanboga, M. A. Durhan, B. Durmus, L. A. Marks (2014) "Temporomandibular disorders in young people with an intellectual disability: prevalence of signs and symptoms", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 15(4), pp349-354. doi: https://www.ejpd.eu/pdf/EJPD_2014_4_2.pdf
Vancouver: I. Tanboga, M. A. Durhan, B. Durmus, L. A. Marks. Temporomandibular disorders in young people with an intellectual disability: prevalence of signs and symptoms. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2014Dec.1 [cited 2022Jul.07];15(4):349-354. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/temporomandibular-disorders-in-young-people-with-an-intellectual-disability-prevalence-of-signs-and-symptoms/
MLA: I. Tanboga, M. A. Durhan, B. Durmus, L. A. Marks Temporomandibular disorders in young people with an intellectual disability: prevalence of signs and symptoms. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2014;15(4):349-354

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