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Systematic Assessment of Mammalian Skull Specimens for Dental and Temporomandibular Joint Pathology
Published on: August 22, 2022
Temporomandibular disorder: A previously unreported complication of chronic suppurative otitis media
1Department of Otolaryngology, El- Sahel Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
Objective:
The aim of the current clinical study was to test the hypothesis that chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) might be significantly associated with signs of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) internal derangement.
Methods:
The study involved 79 patients with CSOM and 79 control subjects. The TMJ was clinically examined in both groups.
Results:
Signs of internal derangement of the TMJ(s) were found in 67.1% of CSOM patients versus 26.6% of control subjects (p = .001).
Conclusion:
CSOM may be associated with the extension of the inflammatory process into the TMJ, thereby predisposing to internal derangement of the joint.
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