顎関節症患者に関する治療後のアンケート調査による検討

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In our department, approximately 40% of the patients with temporomandibular disorders voluntarily discontinue treated. This led us to conduct a follow-up study.
Two hundred nine patients were mailed a questionnaire an average of two years after treatment. One hundred fifteen patients responded. Among the 115 respondents, we examined the following two groups: one group with 45 patients who completed treatment, and another with 40 patients who voluntarily discontinued treatment. The result showed few noticeable differences between the two groups in terms of current joint condition, except for joint noise.
The major reason for discontinuation of treatment was that symptoms had resolved partially, although not completely.