Occurrence of signs of osteoarthritis/arthrosis in the temporomandibular joint on panoramic radiographs in Swedish women

ConclusionThe prevalence of signs of OA in the TMJ, including remodeling, evaluated on panoramic radiographs in representative cohorts of women, increases substantially with age. Around one in every five middle‐aged women and almost every second woman of older ages can be expected to have some radiographic alteration in the TMJ. The highest proportion with new findings of OA is to be found among older middle‐aged women.

Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - July 12, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Karin B äck, Margareta Ahlqwist, Magnus Hakeberg, Lars Dahlström Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research