A Facility-Based Study of Severity of Pain Among Patients with Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Background: Myofascial pain syndrome is the most common temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. Objective: To measure pain severity among patients with temporomandibular myofascial pain syndrome using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and to relate pain severity to age and gender. Methods: A cr...
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| description | Background: Myofascial pain syndrome is the most common temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder.
Objective: To measure pain severity among patients with temporomandibular myofascial pain syndrome using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and to relate pain severity to age and gender.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of patients who presented with TMJ pain and were diagnosed with TMJ myofascial pain syndrome was conducted. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and were statistically analysed.
Results: Out of a total of 603 patients, 18 (3.0%) had temporomandibular myofascial pain syndrome. They were aged 22-78 years with female preponderance (11; 61.1%) and a female-to-male ratio of 1.6:1. The majority of the patients had mild pain (7/18; 38.9%). The mean VAS score for the patients in this study was 5.8+2.6. The female patients experienced more severe pain (5/11; 45.4%), compared to males.
Conclusion: There was a female preponderance in TMJ myofascial pain syndrome, with a mean VAS pain score of 5.8+2.6. Severe pain was mostly reported by female patients while the male patients often present with mild pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-407e605fd5d8406bb70e917539eea8352022-12-21T23:24:43ZengMedical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, OOUTH SagamuAnnals of Health Research2476-86422536-61492020-11-0164402409doi:10.30442/ahr.0604-05-103A Facility-Based Study of Severity of Pain Among Patients with Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain SyndromeOkoh M0Onyia NAzeez OOkoh DSUniversity of Benin, Benin City, NigeriaBackground: Myofascial pain syndrome is the most common temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. Objective: To measure pain severity among patients with temporomandibular myofascial pain syndrome using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and to relate pain severity to age and gender. Methods: A cross-sectional study of patients who presented with TMJ pain and were diagnosed with TMJ myofascial pain syndrome was conducted. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and were statistically analysed. Results: Out of a total of 603 patients, 18 (3.0%) had temporomandibular myofascial pain syndrome. They were aged 22-78 years with female preponderance (11; 61.1%) and a female-to-male ratio of 1.6:1. The majority of the patients had mild pain (7/18; 38.9%). The mean VAS score for the patients in this study was 5.8+2.6. The female patients experienced more severe pain (5/11; 45.4%), compared to males. Conclusion: There was a female preponderance in TMJ myofascial pain syndrome, with a mean VAS pain score of 5.8+2.6. Severe pain was mostly reported by female patients while the male patients often present with mild pain.https://www.annalsofhealthresearch.com/index.php/ahr/article/view/289myofascial pain syndromeepain assessmenttemporomandibular jointvisual analogus scale |
| spellingShingle | Okoh M Onyia N Azeez O Okoh DS A Facility-Based Study of Severity of Pain Among Patients with Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain Syndrome Annals of Health Research myofascial pain syndromee pain assessment temporomandibular joint visual analogus scale |
| title | A Facility-Based Study of Severity of Pain Among Patients with Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain Syndrome |
| title_full | A Facility-Based Study of Severity of Pain Among Patients with Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | A Facility-Based Study of Severity of Pain Among Patients with Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Facility-Based Study of Severity of Pain Among Patients with Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain Syndrome |
| title_short | A Facility-Based Study of Severity of Pain Among Patients with Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain Syndrome |
| title_sort | facility based study of severity of pain among patients with temporomandibular myofascial pain syndrome |
| topic | myofascial pain syndromee pain assessment temporomandibular joint visual analogus scale |
| url | https://www.annalsofhealthresearch.com/index.php/ahr/article/view/289 |
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