Correlation of somatization,depression, and chronic pain with clinical findings of the temporomandibular disorders in asymptomatic women |
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| Authors: | Milica Jeremic-Knezevic Aleksandar Knezevic Nikola Boban Daniela Djurovic Koprivica Jasmina Boban |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dentistry, University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad, Serbia milica.jeremic-knezevic@mf.uns.ac.rs!["ORCID]("//:0" "\"ORCID") https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2802-8780;3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad, Serbia;4. Medical Rehabilitation Clinic, Clinical Center of Vojvodina , Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9297-793X;5. Center for Radiology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9332-8536;6. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dentistry, University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad, Serbia;7. Faculty of Medicine, Department for Radiology, University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9701-5484 |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to correlate degree of depression, somatization, and chronic pain in asymptomatic women with clinical findings, using Research Diagnostic Criteria/Temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMD). Methods: A total of 200 female participants, ages 18–65, filled out a standard RDC/TMD axis II form for the assessment of chronic pain, disability, depression, and non-specific physical symptoms and underwent clinical examination of the temporomandibular joint. Correlation of clinical findings (axis I) and axis II assessment was performed using Spearman’s correlation test, with significance set at p < 0.05. Results: There was a significant correlation between depression scores (p < 0.04), chronic pain (p < 0.001), and non-specific physical symptoms without questions about pain (p = 0.008). Discussion: The highest scores on the Graded Chronic Pain Scale were observed in patients with arthralgia, while patients with myofascial pain scored higher on depression and somatization tests. |
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| Keywords: | Temporomandibular joint temporomandibular joint disorders temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome depression chronic pain |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2802-8780;3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad, Serbia;4. Medical Rehabilitation Clinic, Clinical Center of Vojvodina , Novi Sad, Serbia