Prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorders in competitive swimmers: A cross sectional study

Abstract

Many studies pointed out to the fact that there is a high demand on neck rotation and upper limb activities for the propulsion of the body inside the water and which negative synchronized activities of jaw and mastication structure. There is no studies have been attempted to find out the prevalence of TMD among competitive swimmers through there is a greater demand on TMJ structure due to their swimming mechanics.