Impact of Fibromyalgia Phenotype in Temporomandibular Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mounting evidence suggests that central nervous system amplification, similar to that seen in fibromyalgia (FM), contributes to the pain experience in a subset of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

Methods

In this prospective observational study, patients with TMD completed the 2011 FM survey questionnaire, a surrogate measure of "centralized" pain. The influence of centralized pain on TMD pain, dysfunction, and disability was assessed dichotomously by determining the incidence of FM-positive cases in the sample and by using FM survey scores as a continuous measure of "fibromyalgia-ness" ("FM-ness").

Results

The patients meeting criteria for FM diagnosis (17 of 89) had significantly more disease burden on numerous measures. FM-ness was positiv

SUBMITTER: Harper DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8427347 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature