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- Title
Preliminary Longitudinal Report on Symptom Outcomes in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Women with Imaging Evidence of Temporomandibular Joint Arthritic Changes.
- Authors
Schmitter, Marc; Wacker, Katrin; Pritsch, Maria; Giannakopoulos, Nikolaos Nikitas; Kiose, Christina; Faggion, Clovis; Kress, Bodo; Leckel, Michael; Rammelsberg, Peter
- Abstract
Purpose: The objectives of this preliminary, longitudinal, and explorative cohort study were to assess changes in and the onset of osteoarthrosis (OA)-related pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and to address factors that might impact the development or reduction of associated pain symptoms. Materials and Methods: In this sex-matched study, 60 women were recruited (30 asymptomatic with a magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] diagnosis of OA-related TMJ changes, 30 symptomatic with accompanying MRI evidence of OA of the TMJ). All subjects underwent a baseline clinical examination and MRI assessment and were subsequently referred to a dental practitioner, who was informed of the diagnosis and further treatment where required. Not all subjects underwent dental treatment interventions. Following a mean 4-year period, subjects were reexamined clinically. Spearman rank correlation and Mann-Whitney L tests were used to evaluate possible correlations in reported pain level changes with the number of posterior occlusal contacts and new dental restorations placed between baseline and recall appointments. Results: The dropout rate was 28% (6.7% for symptomatic, 50% for asymptomatic). OA-related TMJ pain in symptomatic subjects decreased with time (pain reduction: -3.6 ± 3.4 on a 0 to 10 numeric rating scale); asymptomatic patients rarely developed pain. Conclusion: These preliminary results suggest that factors other than dental occlusion might play a role in the reduction of pain.
- Subjects
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR disorders; LONGITUDINAL method; WOMEN patients; OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; STATISTICAL correlation; PATIENT dropouts; DENTAL arch; QUANTITATIVE research; DENTAL occlusion
- Publication
International Journal of Prosthodontics, 2010, Vol 23, Issue 6, p544
- ISSN
0893-2174
- Publication type
Article