The role of pain-related disability on treatment outcome and psychosocial symptoms in patients with temporomandibular disorders - a pilot study.

Maria HietaharjuRitva NäpänkangasPinja AhtonenRitva KuoppalaKirsi Sipilä

Published in: Acta odontologica Scandinavica (2023)

< .05). The current pilot study showed that moderate/severe TMD-related disability, based on the GCPS 1.0 as a screening tool, may be linked with poor treatment outcome and depressive symptoms. Studies with larger samples are needed to confirm the results.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
multiple sclerosis
chronic pain
mental health
pain management
sleep quality
high intensity
early onset
physical activity
case control