Document Type : Original Article
Authors
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Background and Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of signs
and symptoms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) in the Iran/Iraq war veterans
suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Materials and Methods: A total of 120 subjects
in the age range of 27 to 55 years were included; it included case group (30 war veterans
with PTSD) and three control groups (30 patients with PTSD who had not participated in the
War, 30 healthy war veterans, and 30 healthy subjects who had not participated in the War).
All subjects underwent a clinical TMJ examination that involved the clinical assessment of the
TMJ signs and symptoms. Results: The groups of veterans had high prevalence of TMJD
signs and symptoms vs. other groups; history of Trauma to joint was significantly higher in
subjects who had participated in the war compare with subjects who had not participated in
the war (P = 0.0006). Furthermore, pain in palpation of masseter, temporal, pterygoideus,
digastric, and sternocleidomastoid muscles in the groups of veterans was significantly greater
than other groups (P < 0.0001). Clicking noise during mouth chewing was significantly different
between groups (P = 0.01). And, there was significant difference in the frequencies of maximum
opening of the mouth between groups (P = 0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study
showed that subjects’ war veterans with PTSD have significantly poorer TMJ functional status
than the control subjects.
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