Table 1.
Distribution of dentist, practice and patient characteristics of participants (n=113)
| Number (%) or Mean±SD | |
|---|---|
| Dentist characteristics | |
| Years since graduation from dental school (year)* (n=107) | 19.4±11.0 |
| Gender (male), N (%) (n=110) | 92 (83.6) |
| Race/ethnicity (Asian), N (%) (n=110) | 110 (100) |
| Number of dentists who treated TMDs over the last 12 month* (n=110) | 89 (80.9) |
| Number of patients with TMD-related pain per month* (n=89) | 1.9±1.8 |
| Therapeutic confidence in curing patients with TMD-related acute pain within 6 months of onset (n=89) | |
| Confident | 28 (31.5) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 39 (43.8) |
| Not confident | 22 (24.7) |
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| Practice setting | |
| Type of practice (n=87) | |
| Employed by another dentist | 40 (46.0) |
| Self-employed without partners and without sharing of income, costs, or office space | 35 (40.2) |
| Other | 12 (13.8) |
| City population (government ordinance-designated city) (n=86) | 34 (39.5) |
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| Patient characteristics | |
| Symptoms reported by TMD pain patients | |
| Jaw pain (n=88) | 60 (68.1) |
| Problem with opening or closing the mouth (n=87) | 52 (59.8) |
| TMJ noises (n=87) | 45 (51.7) |
| Catching or locking of the jaw (n=87) | 33 (37.9) |
| Facial pain (n=88) | 23 (26.1) |
| Headache (n=88) | 14 (15.9) |
| Earache (n=87) | 4 (4.6) |
| Percent of patients with TMD pain who have experienced TMD pain for 6 months or more (n=87) | 26.3±21.2 |
| Severity of TMD-related pain (%) ( n=88) | |
| Mild | 55.5±24.1 |
| Moderate | 33.7±19.1 |
| Severe | 10.7±11.5 |
| Patient age distribution* (n=87) | |
| 1–18 years old (%) | 14.3±8.7 |
| 19–44 years old (%) | 28.2±12.3 |
| 45–64 years old (%) | 30.5±10.6 |
| 65+ years (%) | 27.5±14.5 |
*
Mean± Standard Deviation (SD)