Self-reported aural symptoms, headache and temporomandibular disorders in Japanese young adults.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
; 14: 58, 2013 Feb 06.
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| ID: mdl-23384362
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To investigate the associations of aural symptoms, headache and depression with the presence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms in a young adult population in Japan.METHODS:
A personal interview survey was conducted on first-year university students (n = 1,930) regarding symptoms of TMD, aural problems, headache, shoulder pain and depression. Logistic regression was applied to assess the associations of these problems with the presence of TMD symptoms after controlling for age and gender.RESULTS:
Among the 1,930 students, 543 students exhibited TMD symptoms and were classified into 7 groups clicking only (Group I, n = 319), pain in the TMJ only (Group II, n = 21), difficulty in mouth opening only (Group III, n = 18), clicking and pain (Group IV, n = 29), clicking and difficulty in mouth opening (Group V, n = 48), difficulty in mouth opening and pain (Group VI, n = 11), and combination of three symptoms (Group VII, n = 97). The control group (n = 1,387) were subjects without any TMD symptoms. After adjusting for age and gender, a strong association was observed between TMD symptoms (Group II and IV) and tinnitus (OR = 12.1 and 13.2, respectively). TMD symptoms (Group I, II and III) were also associated with vertigo and headache. Otalgia and depression were significantly associated with the presence of clicking only.CONCLUSIONS:
TMD symptoms were significantly correlated to aural symptoms and headache. A functional evaluation of the stomatognathic system should be considered in subjects with unexplained aural symptoms and headache.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
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Asian People
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Ear Diseases
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Headache
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
Journal subject:
FISIOLOGIA
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ORTOPEDIA
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia