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J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 127, No 12, 1767-1772.
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Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 127, Issue 12, 1767-1772
Copyright © 1996 by American Dental Association

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Motor vehicle accidents and TMDS: assessing the relationship



JA Burgess, DA Kolbinson, PT Lee, and JB Epstein
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

Patients involved in a motor vehicle accident, or MVA, may experience signs and symptoms suggesting temporomandibular joint or masticatory muscle injury. Because there are no published clinical studies assessing the potential relationship among reported variables suggesting injury, examination findings, and crash impact and postural variables, the authors gathered data from 219 patients identifying TMD after an MVA. The results suggest that TMJ or masticatory muscle injury may be associated with varying postural characteristics and impact events, including speed, direction of impact and vehicular damage.




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