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Predictability and Accuracy of the Short-Form Fonseca Anamnestic Index in Relation to the Modified Helkimo Index for the Diagnosis of Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of the Fonseca anamnestic index for temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Head & face medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Baseline Oral Behaviours in Relation to Follow-Up Temporomandibular Joint Disease Severity After Intra-Articular I-PRF: A Baseline-Adjusted Exploratory Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Lay descriptions of painful temporomandibular disorders-an international consensus proposal for Global Burden of Disease estimates.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Validation of the Modified Helkimo Clinical Index for Diagnosing Temporomandibular Disorders in a Romanian Patient Sample.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association Between Impacted Mandibular Third Molars and Temporomandibular Dysfunction: An Analysis Based on the Modified Helkimo Index.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders and associated factors: a population-based study in southern Brazil.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
- Fonseca's Questionnaire Is a Useful Tool for Carrying Out the Initial Evaluation of Temporomandibular Disorders in Dental Students.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
- Impact of Fear of COVID-19, Depression, Anxiety and Stress on Temporomandibular Disorders in Peruvian Dental Students in the Post-Pandemic Period: A Multivariable Regression Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Temporomandibular Disorder Prevalence and Its Association with Lifestyle Habits in Biomedicine Students-A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictability and accuracy of the Short-Form Fonseca Anamnestic Index (SFAI) in relation to the modified Helkimo Index for the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, prospective, and analytical predictive study was conducted in 240 students of a public institute of higher technological education in Ica, Peru during the months of February to May 2018. The SFAI of 10 closed questions and the Helkimo Index modified by Maglione (gold standard) were used as instruments to diagnose TMDs. For the analysis of concordance between both instruments, Cohen's Kappa Index was applied. To evaluate the association according to gender and age group, Pearson's chi-square test was used. For validity of the SFAI in relation to accuracy, sensitivity and specificity were calculated, and they were verified by receiver operating characteristics (ROC) to determine the best cutoff points (area under the curve [AUC]) considering a Results: The SFAI was highly significantly associated with the modified Helkimo Index according to gender ( Conclusions: Although there was moderate concordance between the SFAI and the modified Helkimo Index for the diagnosis of TMDs, the SFAI obtained good accuracy in the overall analysis of sensitivity and specificity. In addition, it demonstrated a high predictive efficacy for detecting positive TMD cases, whereas its ability to rule out positive cases was fair.
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