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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of TMD in a consecutive sample of 102 subjects from the Native American population living in an urban setting and 90 subjects living in a rural setting. The study utilized a clinical examination and standardized questionnaires. The sample age ranged from five to 84 years of age. The subjects were asked to estimate pain frequency, severity and daily pattern of jaw pain, difficulty in opening, joint clicking, and sleeping problems. Examination was performed on joint, masticatory, and cervical muscles, as well as occlusion. Data was collected and statistically analyzed. Statistically significant differences were found; however, the only statistically significant difference that might have clinical significance was more facial pain in the urban population.
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Greg Goddard
Dr. Greg Goddard received his D.D.S. from the University of California Dental School at San Francisco in 1967. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain. Dr. Goddard is the author of a self care book for TMD patients, and a coauthor of a book on TMD published in Japan. He has published several articles in journals. He is licensed to perform acupuncture for dental and orofacial pain and has recently completed a study on acupuncture for myofascial pain. Dr. Goddard is presently Assistant Clinical Professoral the University of California San Francisco Center for Orofacial Pain in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Hiroyuki Karibe
Dr. Hiroyuki Karibe received his D.D.S. from the Nippon Dental University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan. He completed his certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and received a Ph.D. degree from the Nippon Dental University in Tokyo. Dr. Karibe completed the Preceptorship Program in Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain at University of California San Francisco. Currently, he is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the Nippon Dental University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan.