Comprehensive analysis of concomitant and modifying factors in patients with tmj dysfunction: a multicenter study

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Objective. To study individual dental and general health parameters in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunctions to improve the effectiveness of diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of patients with degenerative diseases of the craniomandibular complex. Materials and methods. The research was conducted at 2 clinical sites: the Dental Polyclinic of Ye.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University (Perm, Perm Krai, Russia) and the Department of Maxillofacial Trauma and Orthognathic Surgery of Dental Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China). A health questionnaire was developed for the project, 2 observation groups of young and middle-aged patients (according to the WHO classification) were formed: group A comprised patients from Russia, and group B comprised patients from China. Results. Significant differences were identified in the structure of concomitant somatic conditions among patients with TMJ dysfunction between the Russian Federation and the People`s Republic of China. A number of modifying factors that influence the development and clinical course of the primary dental disorder were determined. The study also demonstrates that implementation of a unified health questionnaire for patients with TMJ dysfunction combined with somatic pathology enables deeper analysis of individual etiopathogenetic processes, which, consequently, will improve the effectiveness of treatment and lead to stable clinical outcomes, regardless of the patient's country of residence.

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