Zinzi E Pardoel, Robert Lensink, Maarten Postma, Hla Hla Win, Khin Hnin Swe, Claire Stein, Ratih Febrinasari, Hoang My Hanh, Jaap A R Koot, Johanna A Landsman, Sijmen A Reijneveld
Knowledge on hypertension in Myanmar: levels and groups at risk
Open research Europe
temporomandibular joint tmj involvement often underrecognized complication juvenile idiopathic arthritis jia cause decreased mandibular growth altered facial morphology orofacial pain estimated tmj affected 3045 children jia standardized physical examination imaging evaluations important accurately assessing active tmj arthritis sequalae little known rate providers evaluate tmj involvement clinical practice data obtained childhood arthritis rheumatology research alliance carra registry data fields related assessment tmj arthritis added 2019 patients included study diagnosis jia data recorded january 2020 august 2021 standard descriptive statistics used describe demographic clinical features total 17761 visits reviewed total 7473 patients jia total 527 patients maximal mouth opening mmo recorded finger breadths total incisal distance tid 8 tid measured total 50 mri contrast performed total 939 patients diagnosis tmj arthritis 285 mri documented 83 mmo documented 40 tid measured patientlevel characteristics statistically related mmo assessed mri likely obtained older female patients mmo recorded given visit 80 time 17 sites recorded 1 time 8 sites mris infrequently performed sites 27 sites mris obtained 7 sites mri obtained 10 visits mmo consistently measured patients jia rarely measured quantitatively similarly tmj mris rarely obtained patients jia site care associated tmj assessments patientlevel characteristics data suggest provider education needed improve assessment tmj patients jia enable earlier recognition prevent longterm complications