بيانات النشر: Malmö universitet, Odontologiska fakulteten (OD)
Department of Odontology/Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA
Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Section of Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
نبذة مختصرة : Decision-making for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) is reported being a clinical challenge, partly due to uncertainities in assessment of long-term prognosis. Therefore, our aim was to explore variations over time in TMD symptoms and possible sex or age differences. In this cohort study, data were prospectively collected 2010-2017 from the general population in Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. Adults were eligible if they had undergone at least two routine dental check-ups that included screening for TMDs (3Q/TMD) from which states were defined as absence or presence of TMD pain and/or jaw catching/locking. The rate of transitions was estimated between TMD states within a time span of one year. A total of 94,769 individuals were included (49.9% women) with 205,684 repeated visits and 9,006 state transitions recorded over the 8-year period. Compared to men, women had higher rates of transitions from no TMDs to any TMD symptoms. Furthermore, women had a lower rate of transition from TMD pain only to no TMDs. The finding of a poorer prognosis in women, as well as previously reported potential gender differences in pain perception and reporting, reinforces that gender differences should be accounted for in the treatment planning stage for patients with onset of TMDs.
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