Caltabiano M, Verzì P, Leonardi R
Università degli Studi di Catania.
Riv Ital Odontoiatr Infant. 1990 Oct-Dec;1(4):15-20.
40 patients with talassemia major treated with blood transfusions were studied by the Authors. The aim of this study was to evaluate tmj signs and symptoms, according to Helkimo questionnaire. From the data collected in this investigation it comes out that clinical signs are more frequent in older subjects, in fact 27% of young patients aged from 9 to 13 years showed at least one clinical sign of dysfunction; on the other hand in the younger patients (aged from 6 to 9 years) dysfunctions were found only in 16% of subjects.
作者对40例接受输血治疗的重型地中海贫血患者进行了研究。本研究的目的是根据赫尔基莫问卷评估颞下颌关节的体征和症状。从本次调查收集的数据来看，临床体征在年龄较大的受试者中更为常见，事实上，9至13岁的年轻患者中有27%至少表现出一种功能障碍的临床体征；另一方面，在较年轻的患者（6至9岁）中，仅16%的受试者发现有功能障碍。
