Prevalence of, and disability approaches to, temporomandibular joint trauma: A 17-year cross-sectional study.

Cristina Paiva FigueiredoHelena M TeixeiraAmérico Santos AfonsoAna Corte-Real

Published in: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology (2020)

Not all TMJ injuries corresponded to sequelae (63.4%). The sequela resulting from TMJ trauma encompass soft and hard tissues and TMJ sequelae, isolated or not. Physical violence was the primary external cause of TMJ injuries in both groups. Conversely, road accidents were the major external cause of isolated TMJ sequelae, highlighting the need to reinforce safety measures.

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