A Meta-Analysis of the Global Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 1365
• Main Authors: Zieliński, Grzegorz, Pająk-Zielińska, Beata, Ginszt, Michał
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.02.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Cross-sectional studies; Epidemiology; Meta-analysis; Patients; Population; Sample variance; Systematic Review; Temporomandibular joint disorders; Total quality; South America; Colombia; Asia; North America; Europe; South America; prevalence; Asia; Europe; meta-analysis; TMD; female; TMDs; temporomandibular disorders

Background: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the proportion of people with TMDs in different studies, considering factors such as geographical region, patient age, and sample size. Methods: The search yielded 6984 articles on the incidence of TMDs. Finally, 74 studies with 172,239 subjects and 35...