Prevalence of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Rebeca Cecília Souza Emerson Tavares de Sousa David Sousa Marcelo Sales Rudyard Dos Santos Oliveira Maria Helena Mariano Eliézer Rushansky Ana Cláudia Amorim Gomes Emanuel Dias de Oliveira E Silva

Published in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry (2021)

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis presented a high prevalence of temporomandibular disorder, most of them having the degenerative forms of TMJ disease. AS and TMD cause moderate to severe chronic pain and a negative impact on psychological status and functional capacities.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
chronic pain
risk factors
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
pain management
physical activity
high intensity
early onset
sleep quality
patient reported