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Clinical examination findings of temporomandibular disorder patients: a factor analytic study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9780940     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To assess the latent factor structure of clinical examination findings obtained from temporomandibular disorder patients, exploratory factor analysis was used to examine the relationships of a large number of variables obtained from a clinical examination to a smaller number of latent variables, or factors. Two independent samples of patients--an initial sample that consisted of 330 patients who complained of facial pain and a validation sample of 161 additional patients--were examined to determine whether the factor structure was reliable. A principal axis factor analysis with varimax rotation was used for both sets of data. The factor structure for the two samples was consistent between the two sets of data. Results identified two muscle pain factors (an "intraoral muscle" factor and an "extraoral muscle" factor) two unilateral jaw pain factors, and two factors that concern joint noise (clicking and crepitus). The implications of these findings for the current nosologic systems for temporomandibular disorders are discussed.
Authors:
A G Glaros; E G Glass; K B Williams
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of orofacial pain     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1064-6655     ISO Abbreviation:  J Orofac Pain     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-10-28     Completed Date:  1998-10-28     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9418507     Medline TA:  J Orofac Pain     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  193-202     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
Department of Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Dentistry, USA. glarosa@umkc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Auscultation
Facial Pain / physiopathology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Masticatory Muscles / physiopathology
Neck Muscles / physiopathology
Pain Measurement
Palpation
Physical Examination
Range of Motion, Articular
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / classification*,  diagnosis*

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