Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism among Sex Workers—A Cross Sectional Study
Sex workers are a highly underprivileged population which is present all around the world. Sex work is associated with negative social stigma which affects all aspects of the sex workers’ lives including healthcare, service providers and police. The stigma may result in increased stress, mental heal...
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| author | Ilana Eli Adi Zigler-Garburg Efraim Winocur Pessia Friedman-Rubin Tamar Shalev-Antsel Shifra Levartovsky Alona Emodi-Perlman |
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| description | Sex workers are a highly underprivileged population which is present all around the world. Sex work is associated with negative social stigma which affects all aspects of the sex workers’ lives including healthcare, service providers and police. The stigma may result in increased stress, mental health problems, feelings of isolation and social exclusion. In the present study, 36 sex workers (SW) and 304 subjects from the general population in Israel (GP) were evaluated for the presence of bruxism and Temporomandibular disorders (TMD), with the use of Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD- Axis I). When compared to the general population, sex workers presented larger maximal assisted mouth opening and higher prevalence of the following TMD diagnoses: Disc displacement with reduction, Myalgia, Myofascial pain with referral, Arthralgia (left and right) and Headache attributed to TMD. The odds of sex workers suffering from one of these diagnoses were twice to five times higher than those of the general population. The study shows that health problems of sex workers go beyond venereal diseases, HIV and mental disorders which are commonly studied. Oral health, TMD and oral parafunctions are some of the additional health issues that should be addressed and explored in this population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aaa08551fd6b41a497826f36397d051a2023-11-24T08:47:19ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832022-11-011122662210.3390/jcm11226622Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism among Sex Workers—A Cross Sectional StudyIlana Eli0Adi Zigler-Garburg1Efraim Winocur2Pessia Friedman-Rubin3Tamar Shalev-Antsel4Shifra Levartovsky5Alona Emodi-Perlman6Department of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, IsraelDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, IsraelDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, IsraelDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, IsraelDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, IsraelDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, IsraelDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6139001, IsraelSex workers are a highly underprivileged population which is present all around the world. Sex work is associated with negative social stigma which affects all aspects of the sex workers’ lives including healthcare, service providers and police. The stigma may result in increased stress, mental health problems, feelings of isolation and social exclusion. In the present study, 36 sex workers (SW) and 304 subjects from the general population in Israel (GP) were evaluated for the presence of bruxism and Temporomandibular disorders (TMD), with the use of Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD- Axis I). When compared to the general population, sex workers presented larger maximal assisted mouth opening and higher prevalence of the following TMD diagnoses: Disc displacement with reduction, Myalgia, Myofascial pain with referral, Arthralgia (left and right) and Headache attributed to TMD. The odds of sex workers suffering from one of these diagnoses were twice to five times higher than those of the general population. The study shows that health problems of sex workers go beyond venereal diseases, HIV and mental disorders which are commonly studied. Oral health, TMD and oral parafunctions are some of the additional health issues that should be addressed and explored in this population.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/22/6622temporomandibular disorders (TMD)bruxismsex workersDC/TMD |
| spellingShingle | Ilana Eli Adi Zigler-Garburg Efraim Winocur Pessia Friedman-Rubin Tamar Shalev-Antsel Shifra Levartovsky Alona Emodi-Perlman Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism among Sex Workers—A Cross Sectional Study Journal of Clinical Medicine temporomandibular disorders (TMD) bruxism sex workers DC/TMD |
| title | Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism among Sex Workers—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_full | Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism among Sex Workers—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism among Sex Workers—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism among Sex Workers—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_short | Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism among Sex Workers—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_sort | temporomandibular disorders and bruxism among sex workers a cross sectional study |
| topic | temporomandibular disorders (TMD) bruxism sex workers DC/TMD |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/22/6622 |
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