Frequency of four-dimensional oral health problems across dental fields – A comparative survey of Slovenian and international dentists

Sekulić, Stella; John, Mike T.; Bekes, Katrin; Al-Harthy, Mohammad; Michelotti, Ambra; Reißmann, Daniel R.; Nikolovska, Julijana; Sanivarapu, Sahityaveera; Lawal, Folake Barakat; List, Thomas; Čelebić, Asjâ; Strajnić, Ljiljana; Casassus, Rodrigo; Baba, Kazuyoshi; Schimmel, Martín; Amuasi, Ama; Jayasinghe, Ruwan Duminda; Strujić-Porović, Sanela; Peck, Christopher C.; Xie, Han; Bendixen, Karina Haugaard; Simancas‐Pallares, Miguel; Perez-Franco, Eka; Sistan, Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi; Valério, Patrícia; Letunova, Natalia; Nurelhuda, Nazik; Bartlett, David; Oluwafemi, Ikeoluwa A.; Dghoughi, Saloua; Ferreira, João N.; Chantaracherd, Pathamas; Rener‐Sitar, Ksenija

doi:10.2478/sjph-2021-0029

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“…Some studies have concluded that patients with chewing muscle pain are more prone to stress and depression [ 16 , 17 ]. Stress and anxiety are the well-known psychological factors that correlate with TMD because stress can cause muscle hyperactivity, resulting in symptoms of TMD [ 15 , 18 ].…”

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Headache Because of Problems with Teeth, Mouth, Jaws, or Dentures in Chronic Temporomandibular Disorder Patients: A Case–Control Study

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Frankovič²,

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et al. 2022

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This study aimed to characterize self-reported headaches because of problems with the teeth, mouth, jaws, or dentures (HATMJD) in chronic patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in order to compare their results with those of TMD patients without such headaches and to investigate the associations of HATMJD with depression, anxiety, physical symptoms, oral behaviors, and sleep quality. We conducted a case–control study on consecutive chronic TMD patients referred to the University Medical Center of Ljubljana, Slovenia. A self-reported HATMJD was extracted from item #12 in the 49-item version of the Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire. Axis II instruments of the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (i.e., for screening of depression, anxiety, specific comorbid functional disorders, and oral behaviors) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used in this study. In total, 177 TMD patients (77.4% women; mean age: 36.3 years) participated in this study; 109 (61.6%) patients were classified as TMD patients with HATMJD. TMD patients with at least mild depressive and anxiety symptoms, with at least low somatic symptom severity, and a high number of parafunctional behaviors had more HATMJD. Parafunctional behavior and sleep quality were the most prominent predictive factors of the occurrence of HATMJD. TMD patients with HATMJD have more psychosocial dysfunction, a higher frequency of oral behaviors, and poorer sleep quality than TMD patients without such headaches.

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Headache Because of Problems with Teeth, Mouth, Jaws, or Dentures in Chronic Temporomandibular Disorder Patients: A Case–Control Study

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Prevalence of Painful Temporomandibular Disorder Symptoms Among Professional and Student Musicians: An Online Survey

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Ettlin,

Alessandri

et al. 2024

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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BackgroundWithin the fields of medicine and music, increasing attention is given to evidence indicating music performance being an occupational risk factor for temporo‐mandibular disorders (TMD).ObjectivesAssessment of self‐reported painful TMD symptoms among student and professional musicians.MethodsUsing Survey Monkey software, the German version of the ‘TMD‐Pain‐Screener’ was distributed electronically to professional and student musicians in Europe. Supplementary questions addressed age, gender, daily playtime, instrument type and type of professional practice. Results are presented as median [interquartile range].ResultsThe TMD‐pain‐screener was completed by 492 participants. Among them, 96 (19.5%) reported painful TMD (Pain_pos) and 396 did not experience pain (80.5%, Pain_neg). Pain_pos participants were significantly younger (Pain_pos: 34 years [26; 46], Pain_neg: 44 years [30; 56], p = 0.0003), had less work experience (Pain_pos: 15.5 years [6; 25], Pain_neg: 20 years [10; 32], p = 0.009), had fewer performances/year (Pain_pos: 20/year [10; 45], Pain_neg: 30/year [12; 53.5], p = 0.03) and were predominantly female (OR = 3.22 [1.87, 5.74], p < 0.0001). Comparisons among music performance types revealed no statistical significance in the overall test (p = 0.13), although ‘keyboard’ (OR = 2.99 [0.58, 30.12]), ‘upper string’ (OR = 2.31 [0.43, 23.63]) and ‘singer’ (OR = 2.14 [0.44, 20.75]) stood out compared to the reference group ‘lower string’ (OR 1.00). Organ players formed the largest group and showed a comparatively low prevalence of Pain_pos (16%), compared to other keyboard instruments (Pain_pos 30.2%).ConclusionsPrevalence of TMD pain was highest among young inexperienced female musicians. Playing keyboard instruments (other than organ) or upper strings instruments were frequently associated with painful TMD screening. An improved understanding of causes, implementation of preventive measures, professional guidance and a biopsychosocial health care perspective may decrease this occupational risk while maintaining the health benefits of music.

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Pediatric patients’ reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions

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John

Rener‐Sitar

et al. 2021

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Background Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact are the four oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) dimensions (4D) or areas in which oral disorders impact pediatric patients. Using their dentists' assessment, the study aimed to evaluate whether pediatric dental patients' oral health concerns fit into the 4D of the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) construct. Methods Dentists who treat children from 32 countries and all WHO regions were selected from a web-based survey of 1580 international dentists. Dentists were asked if their pediatric patients with current or future oral health concerns fit into the 4D of the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) construct. Proportions of all pediatric patients’ oral health problems and prevention needs were computed. Findings Data from 101 dentists treating children only and 523 dentists treating children and adults were included. For 90% of pediatric patients, their current oral health problems fit well in the four OHRQoL dimensions. For 91% of oral health problems they intended to prevent in the future were related to these dimensions as well. Both numbers increased to at least 96% when experts analyzed dentists´ explanations of why some oral health problems would not fit these four categories. Conclusions The study revealed the four fundamental components of dental patients, i.e., the four OHRQoL dimensions (Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact) are also applicable for pediatric patients, regardless of whether they have current or future oral health concerns, and should be considered when measuring OHRQoL in the pediatric dental patient population.

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Frequency of four-dimensional oral health problems across dental fields – A comparative survey of Slovenian and international dentists

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Headache Because of Problems with Teeth, Mouth, Jaws, or Dentures in Chronic Temporomandibular Disorder Patients: A Case–Control Study

Headache Because of Problems with Teeth, Mouth, Jaws, or Dentures in Chronic Temporomandibular Disorder Patients: A Case–Control Study

Prevalence of Painful Temporomandibular Disorder Symptoms Among Professional and Student Musicians: An Online Survey

Pediatric patients’ reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions

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