RISK FACTORS FOR TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ANKYLOSIS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS

Authors

  • Shahid Khan Khattak Sardar Begum Dental College, Gandhara University, Canal Road, Academy Town, Peshawar.
  • Jawad Ahmad Kundi Sardar Begum Dental College, Gandhara University, Canal Road, Academy Town, Peshawar.
  • Riaz Ahmed Warraich Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, King Edward Medical University/ Mayo Hospital, Neela Gumbad, Lahore, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v2i1.502

Keywords:

Temporomandibular joint ankylosis, Risk factors, Age groups.

Abstract

Objective:To identify the risk factors responsible for the development of Temporomandibular Joint ankylosis.
Materials and Method:The study was carried out in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan from April 2005 to April 2009. Two hundered patient with Temporo mandibular Joint Ankylosis were recruited in this study. To identify the risk factors, patients were divided in different groups according to their age so that the most common risk factor was identified amongst these patients. The groups were A. 6 months to 8 years, B. 9-17 years, C. 18-25 years D.> 25 years. Risk factors identified were history of fall, road traffic accident, middle ear infection, autoimmune diseases and no obvious history.
Results:The highest percentage of the patients belonged to Group B (50%) and history of fall was the main risk factor in the development of Temporomandibular joint ankylosis (72.5%) with p value < 0.05.
Conclusion: Trauma is the major factor of Temporomandibular joint ankylosis in all age groups in Pakistan. In this context, we conclude that this complication is a preventable entity if early post traumatic rehabilitation is instituted.

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Published

2011-12-31

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Khattak, S. K. ., Jawad Ahmad Kundi, & Riaz Ahmed Warraich. (2011). RISK FACTORS FOR TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ANKYLOSIS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 2(1), 9–12. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v2i1.502

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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