Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for selection of patients.

From: Changes in disc status in the reducing and nonreducing anterior disc displacement of temporomandibular joint: a longitudinal retrospective study

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Patients that

Patients

1) visited our clinic between January 2013 to December 2015 without sex or age restrictions;

1) with ADDWR becaming ADDWoR after follow-up;

2) had ADDWR or ADDWoR confirmed by MRI at first visit;

2) with poor image quality of MRI which was unsuitable for quantitative measurement, owing to movement by the patient when undergoing MRI.

3) had 2 MRI records with an interval longer than 3 months

 

4) had no treatment before and during the follow-up period except for drugs;

 

5) had no history of infection, injuries to the jaws, or congenital and systematic disorders.

 
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