Table 1.
Some symptoms of TMD obtained during I and II clinical examination of the stomatognathic system (axis I and II) conducted in both groups.
| Symptoms of TMD | Group I | Group II | Group I | Group II | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam 1 | Exam 1 | Exam 2 | Exam 2 | |||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| Pain of temporomandibular joint | Single | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bilaterally | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pain of masticatory muscles presence during lowering the jaw | 16 | 80 | 16 | 80 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Pain of the masticatory muscles triggered by palpation | 16 | 80 | 16 | 80 | 8 | 40 | 11 | 55 | ||
| Pain of the masticatory muscles associated with the border position of the jaw | 15 | 75 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 40 | ||
| Spontaneous masticatory muscle pain | 14 | 70 | 17 | 85 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 55 | ||
| Radiation of pain | 9 | 45 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 25 | ||
| Sounds in temporomandibular joints | Single | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bilaterally | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Subjective feeling of increased tension in muscles | 15 | 75 | 16 | 80 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 40 | ||
| Limited opening of the lower jaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Limited lateral mandibular movements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mandibular deviation during opening | 11 | 55 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Difficulty in chewing | 16 | 80 | 15 | 75 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 40 | ||