26Oct 2016

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER (TMD) IN RELATION TO ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN QASSIM REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA.

  • Assistant professor: Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry.
  • Undergraduate dental student at qassim university.
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Introduction:- TMD is the main cause of pain of non-dental origin in the oro-facial region and is multifactorial in nature. Orthodontic treatment has been linked to TMD since 1980s, which started a series of studies to find out any co-relation between orthodontic treatment and TMD. Objective:- To determine the prevalence of TMJD in patients during or after fixed orthodontic treatment in Qassim Area. Materials and Methods:- It was a cross sectional study done on 232 orthodontic patients. Data collection was done by self-administrated questionnaire. Result:- Data analysis was done by SPSS version 22.Results showed there was no significant co-relation between TMD and orthodontic treatment. Conclusion:- Orthodontic treatment is not a cause of TMD.

[Rabia Bilal, Amani Alkhamees and Nora Alotaibi. (2016); TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER (TMD) IN RELATION TO ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN QASSIM REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Oct). 870-876] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/1871      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/1871

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