Burgess J A, Kolbinson D A, Lee P T, Epstein J B
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1996 Dec;127(12):1767-72; quiz 1785. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0138.
Patients involved in a motor vehicle accident, or MVA, may experience signs and symptoms suggesting temporomandibular joint or masticatory muscle injury. Because there are no published clinical studies assessing the potential relationship among reported variables suggesting injury, examination findings, and crash impact and postural variables, the authors gathered data from 219 patients identifying TMD after an MVA. The results suggest that TMJ or masticatory muscle injury may be associated with varying postural characteristics and impact events, including speed, direction of impact and vehicular damage.
涉及机动车事故（MVA）的患者可能会出现提示颞下颌关节或咀嚼肌损伤的体征和症状。由于目前尚无已发表的临床研究评估提示损伤的报告变量、检查结果、碰撞影响和姿势变量之间的潜在关系，因此作者收集了219例机动车事故后确诊为颞下颌关节紊乱病（TMD）患者的数据。结果表明，颞下颌关节或咀嚼肌损伤可能与不同的姿势特征和碰撞事件相关，包括速度、碰撞方向和车辆损坏情况。
