CRANIOMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION - FREQUENCY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

J. Todić ,
J. Todić

Clinic for prosthetic Dentistry , Medical faculty Pristina, , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

D. Lazić ,
D. Lazić

Clinic for prosthetic Dentistry , Medical faculty Pristina , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

A. Mitić ,
A. Mitić

Clinic for prosthetic Dentistry , Medical faculty Pristina , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

R. Radosavljević ,
R. Radosavljević

Clinic for prosthetic Dentistry , Medical faculty Pristina , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

N. Gligorijević
N. Gligorijević

Clinic for prosthetic Dentistry , Medical faculty Pristina , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

Published: 01.01.2008.

Volume 36, Issue 1 (2008)

pp. 45-49;

https://doi.org/10.70949/pramed200801224T

Abstract

Craniomandibular dysfunction are serious problem in stomatological practise from the aspect of prevention therapy and checkup. The frequency of this defect as well as its sings and symptoms were registered within randomly selected sample of examinees consisting of 70 individuals. The examinees were submitted to Fricton-Schiffman clinical function analysis wich indicated the presence of sings and symptoms of craniomandibular dysfunction. Within examined population 128 examinees had the sings and symptoms of craniomandibular dysfunction. It was determined in demographic analysis that diseased examinees were between the ages of 17 and 35 as well as that this sickness was commoner to female individuals in the ratio of 4:1. The most frequent symptoms were the following: muscles pain sensitivity to palpation (888%) lateral deformation of the lower jaw while opening the mouth (778%) and sound signals in temporomandibular joint while moving the lower jaw (77%). The highest frequency of pain sensitivity was in: m. pterigoideus lateralis m. maseter and lower insertion of m. trapesius. The most frequent sound signal was the one registered during the lateral movements of the lower jaw

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