Chronic stress and temporalis muscle activity in TMD patients and controls during sleep: a pilot study in females.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between chronic stress and temporalis muscle activity during four nights.

Material And Methods: Forty-four female subjects were recruited in five dental practices located in different areas of the federal state of Saarland, Germany (dental practice network in Saarland). The following inclusion criteria were used: female, aged between 18 and 65, no somatization or depression, and no pain medication, graded chronic pain status < 3.

Sleep-associated aspects of myofascial pain in the orofacial area among Temporomandibular Disorder patients and controls.

Study Objectives: To assess sleep-associated aspects of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) with myofascial pain (MP) in the orofacial area of patients and controls.

Measurements: Three hundred five female patients were screened to find 44 participants fulfilling the inclusion criteria, 22 suffering from MP and 22 in a control group. Sleep quality was assessed by use of the Pittsburgh Sleep-Quality-Index (PSQI) and a validated German sleep questionnaire (SF-AR).