Prevalence of anamnestic symptoms and clinical signs of temporomandibular disorders in adolescents-Results of the epidemiologic LIFE Child Study.

The prevalence of self-reported headaches, as well as anamnestic and clinical TMJ sounds, was high in German adolescents. Prevalence values for pain to palpation and familiar pain obtained relevant differences. Considering the DC/TMD, females are more affected by TMD signs and symptoms that increase during pubertal development, than male adolescents.