Prevalence of Painful Temporomandibular Disorders and Overlapping Primary Headaches Among Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Large population-based estimates of the prevalence of painful temporomandibular disorders (p-TMD) utilising standardised screening tools are scarce and have not investigated the prevalence of overlapping primary headaches. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of p-TMD in a large population of young adults (18 to 23 years) and to estimate the co-occurrence of p-TMD and two primary headaches, migraine and tension-type headache (TTH). The study also aimed to examine the extent of psychological (PHQ-4) and physical (PHQ-15) comorbidities and report prevalence across three gender categories (women, men and other).

Methods

Survey data from the Danish National Birth Cohort were collected (n = 11,982), in a cross-sectional observational design. A sensitivity analysis was c

SUBMITTER: Exposto CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11951850 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature