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Table 4 Participants responses to questions related to TMD patient population (198)

From: Dental practitioners’ knowledge, management practices, and attitudes toward collaboration in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders: a mixed-methods study

Do any of your patients with TMD present with neck pain during evaluation?

 

Yes N(%)

No N(%)

Never Evaluated N(%)

P value

Bachelors

57 (57)

42 (42)

22 (22)

0.235

PG DIP

12 (12)

5 (5)

0 (0)

Masters

29 (29)

16 (16)

13 (13)

Doctorate

2 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Total

100 (50)

63 (31)

35 (17)

Does any of your patients with TMD present with cervicogenic headache during evaluation?

 

Yes N(%)

No N(%)

Never Evaluated N(%)

P value

Bachelors

48 (48)

54 (54)

19 (19)

0.534

PG DIP

8 (8)

5 (5)

4 (4)

Masters

25 (25)

26 (26)

7 (7)

Doctorate

2 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Total

83 (41)

85(42)

30 (15)

Do any of your patients with TMD present with poor posture during evaluation?

 
 

Yes N(%)

No N(%)

Never Evaluated N(%)

P value

Bachelors

46 (46)

47 (47)

28 (28)

0.009

PG DIP

10 (10)

7 (7)

0 (0)

Masters

37 (37)

14 (14)

7 (7)

Doctorate

2 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Total

95 (47)

68 (34)

35 (17)