Temporomandibular disorders and fibromyalgic syndrome: characterization of a sample according to clinical evaluation / Disfunção temporomandibular e síndrome fibromiálgica: caracterização de amostra segundo critérios clínicos

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

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This descriptive study evaluated 48 female consecutive patients with diagnosis with fibromyalgic syndrome (FMS). The mean age of these patients was 46.3 years (± 8.7, 23-59 years) .The clinical examination was conducted according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) and evaluation of orofacial pain (EDOF-HC). Concerning the main complaint, 26 patients (54.2%) presented facial pain, 18 (37.5%) facial pain associated to some oral complaint, one (2.1%) complained of temporomandibular joint clicking, one (2.1%) had exclusively oral complaint and two patients (4.2%) didnt have facial pain. All patients showed body pain, while the facial pain was observed in 44 patients (91.7%). Headache was reported by 44 patients (91.7%) and earache by 19 (39.6%). The facial pain had initiated before the body pain in 17 patients (38.6%), and the inverse situation in 20 (45.5%). For six patients (13.6%) the facial and body pain started simultaneously and one (2.1%) was not able to answer the question. Conserning the orofacial symptoms relieve by use of FMS medication, orofacial symptoms relieved for 24 patients (54.5%) and tree patients (6.8%) couldn´t answer the question. The mean of voluntary mouth opening without pain was 32.3 mm (0-60; ±12.9). Regarding the muscle dysfunctions, following the RDC/TMD axis I, 16 patients (33.3%) presented myofascial pain, 29 (60.4%) showed limited mouth opening as well myofascial pain.. Based on RDC/TMD Axis II, the level of depression was considered mild in six (12.5%) patients, moderate in nine (18.8%) and severe in 33 (68.8%). In relation to chronic pain level, seven patients (14.6%) reported pain and mild incapacity, 21 (43.8%) had severe pain and mild incapacity, 12 (25%) had severe incapacity and moderate limitation and seven (14.6%) had severe incapacity and severe limitation.The high prevalence of facial pain and headache reported by the patients examined indicates that the head and neck must be evaluated systematically. This cross-sectional study shows that the characteristics analyzed in this Brazilian sample are compatible with the current literature and concludes that adding the symptoms of FMS and temporomandibular dysfunctions may aggravate the orofacial complaints. Some patients related the beginning of facial pain before the generalized body pain, suggesting that the investigation of local factors and the requirement of regional pain control could be a possible FMS control factor.

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facial pain articulação temporomandibular estudos transversais síndrome da disfunção da articulação temporomandibular temporomandibular joint fibromyalgia temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome dor facial fibromialgia cross-sectional studies

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