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The Relationship of TMJ Clicking to Palpable Facial Pain

1983; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 1; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07345410.1983.11677843

0734-5410

Francis M. Bush, James Butler, David M. Abbott,

Ear Surgery and Otitis Media

AbstractA survey of 324 dental students (56 females and 268 males) showed that approximately one-third had clicking in one or both temporomandibular joints. More students had clicking in both joints than in one (56% versus 45%).Gradation of clicking during jaw opening revealed that 30% occurred at early to middle phases and 45% at complete mouth opening. Slight repetitive clicking occurred in 17% of the students and multiple clicking in 9%.Tenderness to palpation was found in the masticatory muscles of 12% of the students. Palpable pain of the external auditory meatus occurred in approximately 1% and joint tenderness upon lateral palpation in nearly 3%.Chi-square testing showed that there was a statistically significant relationship between clicking and palpable pain of the masticatory muscles in those students with these signs and symptoms. Additional informationNotes on contributorsFrancis M. BushFrancis M. Bush, M.S., D.M.D., Ph.D.Dr. Bush, who received his M.S. and D.M.D. from the University of Kentucky, also holds a Ph.D. in Anatomy and Physiology from the University of Georgia. He is currently Associate Professor of Occlusion in the Health Sciences Division of Virginia Commonwealth University. He has also taught at the Medical College of Virginia, the University of Kentucky, the University of Georgia, and Samford University, as well as serving as a Visiting Professor at the L.S.U. School of Dentistry and Medicine and at Yale University.Dr. Bush is a member of the A.D.A., the American and International Associations of Dental Research, the American Association of Anatomists, the American Physiological Society, the American Association of Dental Schools, and the American Equilibration Society. He has presented research papers at a number of important conferences and meetings, and has published numerous articles in major journals, as well as producing videotapes and self-instructional packages. He is also the co-author of Fundamentals of Occlusion and Principles of Occlusion with D.M. Abbott and J.H. Butler.James H. ButlerJames H. Butler, D.D.S., M.S.Dr. Butler received his D.D.S. from Ohio State University in 1962 and his M.S. in dental research from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1967. He also completed a Certificate of Periodontology at Eastman Dental Center. He has served several hospitals, and he continues to act as a consultant to a number of organizations.Dr. Butler has taught and has served as Director of Occlusion at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He is currently an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry, where he is also chairman of the Department of General Dentistry.A Fellow of the International College of Dentists. Dr. Butler is also a member of the A.D.A., the American Academy of Periodontology. the International Association for Dental Research, and the American Association of Dental Schools. He has been quite active in scholarship and research and has contributed numerous articles on occlusion and TMJ disorders to various journals in the field.David M. AbbottDavid M. Abbott, D.D.S., M.S.After receiving his D.D.S. from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1972, Dr. Abbott completed his M.S. in periodontics at the University of Minnesota in 1975. He has taught at Virginia Commonwealth/M.C.V. School of Dentistry since that time. He is currently an associate professor in the division of occlusion, and he also maintains a part-time private practice (limited to periodontics) in Richmond.Dr. Abbott is a member of the A.D.A., the American Academy of Periodontology, the International Association for Dental Research, and the American Association of Dental Schools. He has contributed chapters to a number of books and has had numerous TMJ-related articles published in major journals.