These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Orofacial pain, jaw function, and temporomandibular disorders in women with a history of juvenile chronic arthritis or persistent juvenile chronic arthritis.
    Author: Bakke M, Zak M, Jensen BL, Pedersen FK, Kreiborg S.
    Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod; 2001 Oct; 92(4):406-14. PubMed ID: 11598575.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: We sought to study the long-term outcome of juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). STUDY DESIGN: Temporomandibular disorders, including TMJ involvement, were assessed in 42 women with pauciarticular or polyarticular JCA--on average 25.8 years from disease onset--and compared with those found in matched control subjects. Disease-related parameters associated with temporomandibular disorders were identified. RESULTS: The TMJ was involved in 66.7% of the patients, most severely in extended pauciarticular JCA. Temporomandibular disorders were more frequent in the patients than in the control subjects, especially in those with persistent disease. The TMJ involvement was positively correlated with disease duration and negatively correlated with jaw opening and occlusal support. Duration of active JCA and history of functional pain were identified as predictors of present TMJ involvement. CONCLUSION: In a long-term follow-up, TMJ involvement proved frequent in the studied patients and was associated with long disease duration and previous pain on jaw opening. The findings suggest that patients with JCA should undergo orofacial evaluation on a regular basis.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]