Bidirectional association between eating disorder and temporomandibular joint disorder: A retrospective longitudinal nationwide population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

An increasing body of evidence indicates correlations between the symptoms of temporomandibular disorder and those of eating disorder (ED). However, further investigation is required to elucidate the temporal and causal relationships between the aforementioned disorders.

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) was analyzed both as the cause and consequence of ED. We collected the data (from January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2011) of patients with antecedent TMJD (N = 15,059) or ED (N = 1219) and their respective controls (1:10), matched by age, sex, income level, residential location, and comorbidities. This study inclu

SUBMITTER: Tseng HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11010666 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature