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Reliability Assessment Of The Examination Of The Sounds In The Temporo Mandibular Joints In A Polish Patient Population, Magdalena Osiewicz, Jolanta E Loster, A Wieczorek, Bartłomiej W Loster
Reliability Assessment Of The Examination Of The Sounds In The Temporo Mandibular Joints In A Polish Patient Population, Magdalena Osiewicz, Jolanta E Loster, A Wieczorek, Bartłomiej W Loster
Journal of Dentistry Indonesia
Temporomandibular joints (TMJs) sounds are a common phenomenon in individuals with and without temporomandibular disorders (TMD). According to the Research Diagnostic Criteria of Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD), there are the following two distinguished types of sound: click and crepitation. The implementation of diagnostic criteria in studies should be accompanied by a reliability assessment of these criteria. Objective: This study aimed to assess the intra- and inter-observer reliability of joint sounds examination, using the officially translated and culturally adapted Polish version of the RDC/TMD. Methods: Ninety-eight (n = 98) consecutive adult patients were examined during two clinical sessions by two independent examiners, …