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Muscle
tenderness score can be implemented as a prognostic marker and in routine
patient work-up to assess the severity of the TMD, treatment response and changes over time.
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Oral
Rehabilitation, the muscle tenderness scores found to have significant
associations with Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) features and co‐morbid pain
states, which may indicate connections with disease severity.
The total tenderness
score (TTS) is regularly employed in headache practice and presents useful
information. This study aimed to determine muscle tenderness scores among TMD
patients and examine their connections with several clinical and demographic
parameters.
A total of 99
controls and 192 TMD patients were selected to analyze cervical (CTS),
masticatory (MTS), and TTSs. A questionnaire, along with the clinical
examination, was included after the RDC/TMD guidelines. T-test, Pearson's
chi‐square, Bonferroni post hoc, and analysis of variance were used for data
assessment. Further, a conceptual hierarchical multiple regression model was
applied to investigate the factors connected with MTS score.
Different TTS and
MTS were seen in controls and TMD sub‐groups. A positive relationship was seen
between muscle tenderness and whiplash history, co‐morbid pains, female sex,
and parafunction. The pain onset, co‐morbid pains, frequency and duration, were
acted as the mediators in TMD diagnosis and MTS during the conceptual
hierarchical multiple regression model. MTS was found to be positively
related to the features of TMD and other pain conditions, indicating a
significant relationship with disease severity.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
Muscle Tenderness Score in Temporomandibular Disorders Patients: A Case‐Control Study
Galit Almoznino et al.
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