Pressure pain threshold and pain perception in temporomandibular disorder patients: is there any correlation?

Stuginski‐Barbosa, Juliana; Silva, Rafael Santos; Cunha, Carolina Ortigosa; Bonjardim, Leonardo Rigoldi; Conti, Ana Cláudia de Castro Ferreira; Conti, Paulo César Rodrigues

doi:10.5935/1806-0013.20150005

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“…In a recent study, only a weak correlation between pain intensity and pressure pain threshold was found [19]. This is interestingly concordant with our results, showing no correlation of the patients VAS ranking and the PPDT average ( Figure 2B).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The hypothesis that high pain intensity levels are equivalent to high pain sensitivity levels was not demonstrated [20], according to our study results. It has already been suggested that other factors are clearly important in explaining pain experience, including the contribution of central nervous system nociceptive processes and psychological variables to the maintenance of chronic pain [19]. However, the highest median VAS score was found in patients with pure myalgia and polymyalgia rheumatica.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Myalgia in 30 Patients with Suspected Myopathy

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Lehmann

Scholle

et al. 2020

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Background: In patients with neuromuscular disorder, only little data of myalgia frequency and characterization exists. To date, only a weak correlation between pain intensity and pressure pain threshold has been found, and it remains enigmatic whether high pain intensity levels are equivalent to high pain sensitivity levels in neuromuscular disorders. Methods: 30 sequential patients with suspected neuromuscular disorder and myalgia were analyzed with regard to myalgia characteristics and clinical findings, including symptoms of depression and anxiety and pain- threshold. Results: A neuromuscular disorder was diagnosed in 14/30 patients. Muscular pain fasciculation syndrome (MPFS) without evidence for myopathy or myositis was diagnosed in 10/30 patients and 6/30 patients were diagnosed with pure myalgia without evidence for a neuromuscular disorder (e.g., myopathy, myositis, MPFS, polymyalgia rheumatica). Highest median pain scores were found in patients with pure myalgia and polymyalgia rheumatica. Pressure pain threshold measurement showed a significant difference between patients and controls in the biceps brachii muscle. Conclusion: Only a weak correlation between pain intensity and pressure pain threshold has been suggested, which is concordant with our results. The hypothesis that high pain intensity levels are equivalent to high pain sensitivity levels was not demonstrated.

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confidence: 92%

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confidence: 98%

Myalgia in 30 Patients with Suspected Myopathy

Urban

Lehmann

Scholle

et al. 2020

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“…This may be due to the results being affected by the limited number of samples. In research performed previously, no correlation was noted between age and pain threshold for all healthy subjects [11,12].…”

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confidence: 64%

Differences in Pain Threshold Values of Masseter and Temporalis Muscles Before and After Mastication

Sarwono

Himawan

Tanti

2019

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objective: To analyze the differences in the pain thresholds of the masseter and temporalis muscles before and after chewing at the 5th and 10th minutes. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the pain thresholds of the muscles in both sides of 43 non-TMD subjects were measured using a digital algometer before and after chewing the bubble gum Xylitol for 5 and 10 min. The values of the muscles before and after mastication at the 5th and 10th were analyzed using Repeated ANOVA. A difference in the values between the left and right sides of the muscles were analyzed using independent t-test, and among the age groups using one-way ANOVA. Results: Average pain threshold values were 1.76 and 1.93 KgF/cm 2 for the masseter and temporalis muscles. ANOVA tests indicated significant differences in the values of the muscles before and after mastication at the 5th and 10th min (p=0.000 vs. p<0.001). The differences in the values between the left and right sides of the muscles (p>0.05) and among the age groups (p>0.05) showed no significant difference. However, the values between temporalis and masseter and the values between men and women for each session revealed a significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusion: The masseter and temporalis pain threshold values were reduced 10 min after chewing. The values in both sides of the masseter and temporalis muscles and in different age groups were the same. The temporal muscle and men showed a higher pain threshold than the masseter muscle and women, respectively.

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“…Os algômetros de pressão têm sido usados para medir o limiar de dor à pressão (LDP), o qual é definido como a quantidade de pressão aplicada necessária para o sujeito relatar o início da dor (Farellaet al, 2000;Gomes et al, 2006;Stuginski-Barbosa et al, 2015). Alguns autores defendem a utilização de um algômetro eletrônico como a melhor maneira para quantificar exatamente a sensibilidade dolorosa do local avaliado (Visscher et al, 2004;Santos Silva et al, 2005), garantindo a precisão e confiabilidade da avaliação de dor nos músculos e ATMs (Bernhardt et al, 2007;Chaves et al, 2007;Wiȩckiewicz et al, 2015).…”

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“…Outro argumento para a utilização das duas medidas é que a dor não é unidimensional e não varia apenas em intensidade (Stuginski-Barbosa et al, 2015), como pôde ser observado pela divergência entre os resultados de dor a palpação e LDP após tratamento. Todos os grupos com DTM apresentaram melhora significantemente da dor à palpação no músculo temporal, masseter e ATM, mesmo após interrompida a intervenção (FS).…”

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Efeito de exercícios motores orofaciais e laserterapia nos sintomas de desordem temporomandibular e funções orofaciais

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Pressure pain threshold and pain perception in temporomandibular disorder patients: is there any correlation?

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Myalgia in 30 Patients with Suspected Myopathy

Myalgia in 30 Patients with Suspected Myopathy

Differences in Pain Threshold Values of Masseter and Temporalis Muscles Before and After Mastication

Efeito de exercícios motores orofaciais e laserterapia nos sintomas de desordem temporomandibular e funções orofaciais

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