Craniomandibular disorders in adult populations of West Bothnia, Sweden

Abstract

A randomly selected sample of 1992 adults (995 men and 997 women) representing four equally sized age groups of 25-, 35-, 50-, and 65-years-old inhabitants of West Bothnia were studied for prevalence of symptoms and clinical signs of mandibular dysfunction. Of the sample 79% completed a questionnaire and a clinical examination. The chewing inability increased with age. Recurrent headaches (once a week or more often) were reported to occur in 11% to 15% of the four age groups, and the duration of headaches was generally more than 2 years. Tooth-clenching, which was the most frequent oral parafunction, was reported significantly more often in women, whereas attrition was more severe in men. The commonest clinical finding was temporomandibular joint clicking, which varied between 13% and 35% in the different age groups. Crepitation was observed more often in women and increased with age. The jaw muscles were more frequently tender to palpation in women and the elderly. The mean maximal mouth opening capacity varied between 55 mm and 44 mm, decreasing with age, and was for the whole sample significantly higher among men. Since signs and symptoms of craniomandibular disorders were common findings in all age groups, routine dental examination should always include functional evaluation of the stomatognathic system.

Prevalence of pain at the head, face and neck and its association with quality of life in general population of Piracicaba city, Sao Paulo: an epidemiological study

“…Most prevalent pain was headache (36.00%), followed by shoulders (22.5%), face (20.00%), neck (19.25%), teeth (9.50%) and intraoral region (6.00%). Few are the studies investigating head, face and neck pain frequency present in OFP 15,32 . Some of them point to higher prevalence of toothache as compared to joint or facial pain, or burning mouth 6,13,14,26 .…”

Ist Kiefergelenkknacken ein Risikofaktor für Schmerzen im Kiefergelenk?

“…Kiefergelenkknacken ist ein klinisches Zeichen für eine Veränderung der Gelenkmorphologie und -funktion und resultiert meist aus einer Diskusverlagerung nach anterior mit Reposition [31]. Die Prävalenz dieses Symptoms liegt in der Bevölkerung bei Werten bis zu über 30% [1,13,33]. Kiefergelenkknacken kann zu einer Beeinträchtigung der mundgesundheitsbezogenen Lebensqualität füh-ren [14] und in einigen Fällen auch mit psychosozialen Veränderungen assoziiert sein [35,36].…”

Estudo da correlação entre estalo articular e posição do disco da articulação temporomandibular pela ressonância magnética em pacientes diagnosticados com disfunção temporomandibular

“…A alta prevalência do gênero feminino em indivíduos diagnosticados com DTM é bastante relatada na literatura (Agerberg;Bergenholtz, 1989;Salonen et al, 1990;Katzberg et al, 1996;Machado et al, 2009;Gonçalves et al, 2010;Slade et al, 2011;Bagis et al, 2012;Di Paolo et al, 2013), o que também foi observado na amostra desse estudo onde do total de pacientes examinados 70% (42/60) pertenciam ao sexo feminino.…”

“…Apesar de muitos estudos (Agerberg;Bergenholtz, 1989;Salonen et al, 1990;Katzberg et al, 1996;Machado et al, 2009;Gonçalves et al, 2010;Slade et al, 2011;Bagis et al, 2012;Di Paolo et al, 2013) afirmarem que há uma diferença entre intensidade do sinal do disco articular da ATM e o pseudodisco na IRM, muitas vezes essa diferença é imperceptível no exame.…”

“…(Agerberg;Bergenholtz, 1989;Salonen et al, 1990;Katzberg et al, 1996;Gonçalves et al, 2010;Slade et al, 2011 Paolo et al, 2013).…”