Table 2.
Results of the clinical TMD examination in test subjects of the control group (group N) and the group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (group RA).
| Examination parameter TMJ palpation tenderness |
Group N | Group RA | ||
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| Sample size (n individuals) | 30 | 30 | ||
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| TMJ (lateral pole) uni- or bilateral | 10% | 46% | ||
| TMJ (post. attachment) uni- or bilateral | 3% | 20% | ||
| left | right | left | right | |
| TMJ (lateral pole) mild pain | 6% | 10% | 27% | 10% |
| TMJ (lateral pole) pain | 0% | 0% | 13% | 6% |
| TMJ (post. attachment) mild pain | 3% | 3% | 10% | 10% |
| TMJ (post. attachment) pain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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| Examination parameter TMJ sounds |
Group N | Group RA | ||
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| Sample size (n individuals) | 30 | 30 | ||
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| TMJ sounds uni- or bilateral | 20% | 33 % | ||
| left | right | left | right | |
| TMJ clicking | 20% | 10% | 13% | 13% |
| TMJ crepitus | 0% | 0% | 33% | 30% |
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| Examination parameter Muscle palpation tenderness |
Group N | Group RA | ||
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| Sample size (n individuals) | 30 | 30 | ||
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| Muscles uni- or bilateral | 37% | 93% | ||
| M. masseter pars superficialis | 7% | 33% | ||
| M. masseter pars profundus | 7% | 63% | ||
| M. temporalis pars anterior | 3% | 20% | ||
| M. temporalis pars posterior | 3% | 7% | ||
| Tendon of M. temporalis | 7% | 67% | ||
| M. pterygoideus lateralis | 0% | 83% | ||
| Posterior mandibular region | 3% | 67% | ||
| Submandibular region | 3% | 10% | ||
| Suboccipital/neck muscles | 23% | 57% | ||