Table 2.
Frequency (%) of TMJ arthralgia and osteoarthritis patients diagnosed after each and combined examination modalities, showing Z-score values outside the reference 95 % confidence interval of the reference data at test and control site
| Arthralgia patients | Osteoarthritis patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test site | Control site | Test site | Control site | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Clinical diagnosis | 38 (88.4) | 31 (72.1) | 14 (93.3) | 12 (80.0) |
| CBCT | 25 (89.3) | 21 (75.0) | 27 (90.0) | 21 (70.0) |
| MRI | 38 (86.4) | 31 (70.5) | 14 (100.0) | 12 (85.7) |
| HR-US | 27 (96.4) | 23 (82.1) | 25 (83.3) | 20 (66.7) |
| Combined | 15 (100.0) | 13 (86.7) | 9 (100.0) | 7 (77.7) |
Abbreviations: TMJ temporomandibular joint, CBCT Cone beam computed tomography, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging, HR-US high resolution ultrasonography