Journal of dentistry
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Journal of dentistry · Aug 2011
Key factors associated with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) in Hong Kong Chinese adults with orofacial pain.
To investigate key factors associated with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) of Hong Kong Chinese adults with orofacial pain (OFP) symptoms. ⋯ Various factors were associated with OHRQOL and could have implications for the improvement of OHRQOL in people in the community who have OFP symptoms.
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Journal of dentistry · May 2011
Review Meta AnalysisAcupuncture for treating temporomandibular joint disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, sham-controlled trials.
The aim of this article was to assess the clinical evidence for or against acupuncture and acupuncture-like therapies as treatments for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). ⋯ In conclusion, our systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrate that the evidence for acupuncture as a symptomatic treatment of TMD is limited. Further rigorous studies are, however, required to establish beyond doubt whether acupuncture has therapeutic value for this indication.
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Journal of dentistry · Oct 2010
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialPsychosocial impairment in temporomandibular disorders patients. RDC/TMD axis II findings from a multicentre study.
The relationship between the rate of chronic pain-related disability and depression and somatization levels as well as the influence of pain duration on Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) axis II findings were assessed in a three centre investigation. ⋯ Pain-related disability was found to be strongly related with depression and somatization levels as well as associated with pain duration. Depression and somatization scores were not associated with pain duration.
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To evaluate the prevalence of different Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) diagnoses in a population of patients seeking for TMD treatment at a tertiary clinic in Northern Italy; to evaluate the pattern of age distribution of RDC/TMD diagnoses and to compare data with those from similar studies in the literature. ⋯ Along with descriptive relative frequencies of the RDC/TMD diagnoses, which have been compared with other similar studies in the literature, the main findings of the present investigation were that at least two distinct age peaks are identifiable within this population of patients seeking for TMD treatment. These data might be useful to gather data on the specific epidemiologic features of each single RDC/TMD diagnoses. These findings have to be confirmed by means of multicenter studies involving many calibrated investigators.