Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 1

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Dr. Samir Jain.
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Abstract

Aim: To determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients wearing complete denture (CD). Material and methods: This study was carried out in the Department of Dentistry, Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya, Bihar, India for 1 year. 100 completely edentulous patients in the age group of 22-74 years who did not complain of any TMD and were denture bearers with a varied denture wearing span, were examined for the existence of TMD signs and symptoms were included in the study. Results: Out of total 100 subjects examined, majority of the patients that is 28% fell in the age group of 5060years, followed by 40-50 years 22%. There was no statistically significant association between different genders and age (P [χ2=1.722, P (χ2>1.722)=0.9885. The distribution of patients with or without TMD, 61.67% males out of the total male subjects and 65% females out of total female subjects showed the presence of signs. The difference was found to be statistically insignificant (P [χ2=0.347, P (χ2>0.365)=0.5476). 42% of the subjects had 1–3years of edentulous span followed by 32% with more than 5years of edentulous span and 26% of the subjects showed 3–5 years of edentulous span. 34 % of the subjects showed limited mouth opening as a sign of TMD followed by jaw deviation which was shown by 27(27%) of the subjects. Conclusion: With an increase in the number of patients wearing CD, it becomes mandatory for dentists to be aware of the consequences of denture use over anatomy and physiology of TMJ to provide quality prosthodontic treatment. The most common finding was limited mouth opening while crepitus and clicking were least encountered.

Keywords: Occlusion, Temporomandibular dysfunction, temporomandibular joint, signs, prevalence, denture wearer.