Survey Report on the New-patients at Temporomandibular Disorders Clinic of Kyushu Dental College Hospital

Abstract

Five hundred fifty-five new-patients who visited the Temporomandibular Disorders Clinic of Kyushu Dental College Hospital from July 5th, 1999 to the end of March, 2002, were examined for their gender, age, residential area, chief complaint, type of disorders, treatment. The number of patients tended to increase year by year. Ratio of male to female was 1:2.84. Fukuoka Prefecture abounded in the residential area. Many of them had pain in temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscle. They were treated mainly by splint therapy, medication, and prosthesis including occlusal adjustments.