Acta odontologica Scandinavica
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Acta Odontol. Scand. · Oct 2006
Temporomandibular disorders, headaches, and cervical pain among females in a Sami population.
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and co-morbidity of long-standing, intense, and frequent symptoms of pain and dysfunction in the jaw-face, head, and cervical region among adult females drawn from the Sami population in northern Sweden. ⋯ Symptoms in the jaw-face, headaches, and cervical pain were frequently reported among a sample of Sami females living in the Swedish Arctic region. The prevalence of symptoms was strongly dependent on criteria of frequency and intensity.
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Acta Odontol. Scand. · Jun 2006
Recalibration improves inter-examiner reliability of TMD examination.
The purpose of this study was to assess whether recalibration of examiners would improve the reliability of gathering clinical findings and related diagnoses of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in accordance with the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD). ⋯ Recalibration considerably improved inter-examiner reliability for assessing RDC/TMD clinical variables and diagnoses, which are critically dependent on reliable assessment of clinical signs; improvement was most marked when initial inter-examiner reliability was low. Final inter-examiner reliabilities after recalibration were all associated with acceptable to excellent levels.
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The objective of this study was to assess the association between optimism and self-reported facial pain. ⋯ It can be concluded that optimism is an independent psychosocial determinant of pain experience that should be taken into account in assessing the prognosis of facial pain and its treatment.
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Acta Odontol. Scand. · Aug 2005
Perceived orofacial pain and its associations with reported bruxism and insomnia symptoms in media personnel with or without irregular shift work.
A standardized questionnaire was mailed to all employees of the Finnish Broadcasting Company with irregular shift work (n = 750) and to an equal number of randomly selected controls in the same company with regular 8-hour daytime work. The aims were to investigate the prevalence and severity of perceived orofacial pain (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders Axis II) and to analyze whether current orofacial pain was associated with reported bruxism and insomnia symptoms (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV and the International Classification of Sleep Disorders Revised). The response rate in the irregular shift-work group was 82.3% (56.6% men) and in the regular daytime-work group 34.3% (46.7% men). ⋯ Our results revealed a clear-cut association between perceived orofacial pain and reported bruxism. The association held with both chronic orofacial pain intensity and current pain. Based on the multivariate analyses, it can be concluded that disrupted sleep and bruxism may be concomitantly involved in the development of orofacial pain.
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Acta Odontol. Scand. · Aug 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialClinical comparison between two different splint designs for temporomandibular disorder therapy.
To compare splint therapy in temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients using two splint designs. ⋯ No differences in treatment efficacy were noted between the Michigan and the NTI splint types when compared over 3 months.