Prevalence of temporomandibular disorder in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a Norwegian cross- sectional multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) may suffer pain from temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Still, routines for the assessment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain in health and dental care are lacking. The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of TMD in children and adolescents with JIA compared to their healthy peers and to investigate potential associations between JIA and TMD.

Methods

This comparative cross-sectional study is part of a longitudinal multicentre study performed during 2015-2020, including 228 children and adolescents aged 4-16 years with a diagnosis of JIA according to the ILAR criteria. This particular substudy draws on a subset of data from the first study visit, including assessments of TMD as part of

SUBMITTER: Fischer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7557069 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature