Table 4 Frequency (%) of limitations in physical function assessed with the Graded Chronic Pain Scale (GCPS) and jaw function assessed with the Jaw Disability Checklist (JDL) as well as mean (SD) maximum voluntary mouth opening (MVO) in 124 children with a TMD diagnosis and 332 children without a TMD-diagnosis from a general population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
From: Prevalence of diagnosed temporomandibular disorders among Saudi Arabian children and adolescents
| Â | TMD total | Myofascial pain | Arthralgia | Osteoarthrosis | DDWR | Non-TMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 124 | Ia. n = 71 | Ib. n = 14 | n = 22 | n = 12 | n = 32 | n = 332 | |
GCPS | |||||||
 Grade 0 | 34.7 | 14.1 | 7.1 | 50 | 75 | 56.3 | 85.8 |
 Grade 1 | 29.8 | 46.5 | 21.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 18.8 | 9.0 |
 Grade 2 | 29.0 | 29.6 | 71.4 | 36.4 | 8.3 | 18.8 | 3.6 |
 Grade 3 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 0 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
 Grade 4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 |
Jaw disability (JDL) | |||||||
 Chewing | 42 | 41 | 57 | 38 | 33 | 22 | 27 |
 Drinking | 2.4 | 1.5 | 7 | 7.7 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
 Exercising | 33 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 100 | 12 | 27 |
 Yawning | 38 | 41 | 28 | 69 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
 Eating hard foods | 61 | 64 | 50 | 69 | 25 | 31 | 45 |
 Eating soft foods | 6.8 | 4.6 | 14 | 7.7 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
 Swallowing | 10 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Smiling/laughing | 46 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 25 | 20 |
 Talking | 24 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 16 |
 Cleaning teeth/face | 21 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
 Having usual facial appearance | 53 | 44 | 36 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 69 |
MVO (mm) | |||||||
 With pain | 49.7 (7.4) | 50.3 (7.7) | 42.0 (7.2) | 52.0 (5.5) | 49.6 (5.7) | 50.7 (6.3) | 49.7 (6.1) |
 Without pain | 43.0 (8.0) | 44.8 (6.0) | 29.0 (6.0) | 44.5 (9.2) | 42.5 (7.0) | 43.4 (9.2) | 44.2 (7.4) |