Temporomandibular disorder is more prevalent among patients with primary headaches in a tertiary outpatient clinic

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients with primary headaches attended in a tertiary neurology ambulatory. Authorized by the Ethics Committee, the present cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2015-11, Vol.73 (11), p.913
Main Authors: Tomaz-Morais, James Felipe, Lucena, Luciana Barbosa de Sousa, Mota, Isabella Araújo, Pereira, Ana Karine Farias da Trindade Coelho, Lucena, Brunna Thaís Luckwu de, Castro, Ricardo Dias de, Alves, Giorvan Ânderson Dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Brazil - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Facial Pain - epidemiology
Facial Pain - physiopathology
Female
Headache Disorders, Primary - epidemiology
Headache Disorders, Primary - physiopathology
Headache Disorders, Secondary - epidemiology
Headache Disorders, Secondary - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
Pain Measurement
Prevalence
Sex Distribution
Sex Factors
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - epidemiology
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - physiopathology
Tertiary Care Centers
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients with primary headaches attended in a tertiary neurology ambulatory. Authorized by the Ethics Committee, the present cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of patients screened for orofacial pain and primary headaches at a tertiary hospital in Northeast of Brazil. The sample consisted in 42 patients with primary headache, 59.5% male. The prevalence of > 6 TMD signs and symptoms was 54.8%. In those patients with migraine TMD was present in 71.4% and in tension-type headache in 38.1% (p = 0.030; OR = 4.1). TMD was related to the clinical status of headache associated or attributed to medication overuse (p = 0.001). TMD has a high prevalence in patients with primary headaches (54.8%). Special attention must be given to patients with migraine and headache associated or attributed to medication overuse.
ISSN:1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/0004-282X20150145