Table 3.
Anamnestic and clinical findings of temporomandibular disorder (TMD)
| CLCPI | CLWP | P values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls/Boys | Total | Girls/Boys | Total (%) | CLCPI (Gender) | CLWP (Gender) | Difference between CLCPI and CLWP | |
| Anamnestic findings of TMD | |||||||
| Reported joint noise | 19/15 | 34 (18.5) | 25/16 | 41 (20.4) | 0.154 | 0.660 | 0.635 |
| Pain or tiredness in the masticatory muscles | 20/11 | 31 (16.8) | 3/3 | 6 (3) | 0.017* | 1,000 | 0.000* |
| Joint sticking | 6/9 | 15 (8.2) | 6/2 | 8 (4) | 0.991 | 0.470 | 0.131 |
| Clinical findings of TMD | |||||||
| Clicking on examination | 15/24 | 39 (21.2) | 20/11 | 31 (15.5) | 0.409 | 0.727 | 0.234 |
| Crepitation on examination | 0/2 | 2 (1.1) | 0/0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| TMJ tenderness | 18/15 | 33 (18) | 6/5 | 11 (5.5) | 0.041* | 0.932 | 0.001* |
| Muscular tenderness | 34/22 | 56 (30.4) | 6/2 | 8 (4) | 0.006* | 0.384 | 0.000* |
| Restricted mouth opening | 0/0 | 0 (0) | 0/0 | 0 (0) | – | – | – |
CLCPI, children living in child protection institutions; CLWP, children living with their parents; TMJ, temporomandibular joint.
*
Significant difference according to the chi-square test (P < 0.05).