Mohamed Abdelrahman Abdelaleem, Amr Hussein Labib, Heba Mohamed El-Sayed Dehis And Sherif Aly Mahmoud El-Kordy,

ABSTRACT


Aim: To Assess The Prevalence Of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) Among A Sample Of Egyptian Adolescents.Methodology: A Total Of Seven Hundred And Thirty-three Egyptian Adolescents Were Consecutively Recruited From The Diagnostic Center Clinic At The Faculty Of Dentistry, Cairo University. (283 Men And 450 Women) Participated In This Study From July2020 To June 2021. Their Ages Ranged From 10 -18 Years. The Prevalence Was Determined Using Symptom Questionnaire (Axis I) Of The Diagnostic Criteria For Tempro-mandibular Disorders (DC/TMD).

Results: Pain Was Self-reported In 10.1% Of The Total Subjects While The Headache Was In 8.2% Of The Sample. Temporalis Muscle Area Was Found To Be The Highest Reported Pain Location At 6% Of All Subjects. The Prevalence Of Pain Related Disorders Among The Study Participants Was 10.6% Of The Total Sample.

Conclusions: Pain Related Disorders Were Reported In 10.6% Of The Total Sample. Among The Pain Related Disorders, Clenching Was The Most Common Reported Activity Represented By 7.1% Of The Total Sample. All Types Of Reported TMDs Were More Common In Females Than Males Where Females Showed From 2-5 Times The Prevalence Of TMDs In Males.