Table 2 Prevalence of DC/TMD diagnoses as derived from data gathered by the reference standard examiner
Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Course | Self | Self + course | ||
Diagnosis | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P |
Pain-related TMD and headache | ||||
Myalgia | 7 (43%) | 8 (50%) | 13 (81%) | 0.070 |
Local myalgia | 4 (25%) | 0 | 4 (25%) | 0.091 |
Myofascial pain with referral | 3 (18%) | 8 (50%) | 9 (56%) | 0.070 |
Arthralgia | 9 (28%) | 9 (28%) | 18 (56%) | 0.027 |
Headache attributed to TMD | 5 (31%) | 4 (25%) | 6 (37%) | 0.789 |
Intra-articular joint disorders | ||||
Degenerative joint disease | 9 (28%) | 7 (21%) | 7 (21%) | 0.796 |
Disc displacement with reduction | 6 (18%) | 3 (9%) | 8 (25%) | 0.257 |
Disc displacement with reduction, with intermittent locking | 0 | 0 | 2 (6%) | 0.130 |
Disc displacement without reduction | 0 | 2 (6%) | 0 | 0.364 |
Disc displacement without reduction, with limited opening | 0 | 2 (6%) | 0 | 0.132 |
No DC/TMD diagnosis | 5 (31%) | 4 (25%) | 3 (18%) | 0.751 |