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  • Title: Comparison of pain and quality of life in bruxers and patients with myofascial pain of the masticatory muscles.
    Author: Dao TT, Lund JP, Lavigne GJ.
    Journal: J Orofac Pain; 1994; 8(4):350-6. PubMed ID: 7670422.
    Abstract:
    Although it has been suggested that bruxism is a cause or a risk factor in myofascial pain of the masticatory muscles, the prevalence of pain in bruxers and its characteristics have not been assessed or compared to those of myofascial pain patients in general. In this study, self-reports of pain and quality of life were recorded on 100-mm visual analogue and five-point category scales from two research populations: (1) 19 nocturnal bruxers who participated in a polysomnographic study and (2) 61 patients with myofascial pain of the masticatory muscles with no evidence of bruxism who participated in a controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of oral splints. The data show that pain was more intense in those bruxers who reported pain than among the myofascial pain patients, even though pain was not the chief complaint of bruxers. Both conditions reduced the patient's quality of life, although pain patients (either bruxism or myofascial pain) appeared to be much more affected than bruxers who were pain-free. The fact that pain from bruxism was worst in the morning suggests that it is possibly a form of postexercise muscle soreness. Myofascial pain, which was worst late in the day, is likely to have a different etiology.
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