Publications by authors named "Avraham Zakuto"

Background: The association between orthodontic treatment and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) has been contentious in the literature.

Objectives: To analyse the associations between orthodontic treatment and TMD diagnosis and diseases characteristics.

Methods: This case-control study included 291 individuals, 192 TMDs and 99 controls.

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Aims: To analyze cervical tenderness scores (CTS) in patients with various temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and in controls and to examine associations of CTS with demographic and clinical parameters.

Methods: This case-control study included 192 TMD patients and 99 controls diagnosed based on a questionnaire and a clinical examination following the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) guidelines. CTS, adapted from the widely used total tenderness score, was the mean sum of the palpation scores from the suboccipital, sternocleidomastoid, and trapezius muscles.

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Background: The total tenderness score (TTS) is commonly used in headache practice and contributes valuable information.

Objective: To assess muscle tenderness scores in patients diagnosed with Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and analyse their associations with various demographic and clinical parameters.

Methods: Masticatory (MTS), cervical (CTS) and TTSs were analysed in this case-control study among 192 TMD patients and 99 controls.

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Aims: To measure sleep quality in temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients, to compare it with that of control subjects, and to analyze its association with disease characteristics and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Methods: The collected data included demographics, tobacco use, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), trauma history, presence of coexisting headaches and/or body pain, parafunctional habits, pain scores, muscle tenderness to palpation scores, and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14). Differences between groups were examined with Pearson chi-square test for categorical variables and independent t test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for numeric variables.

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Aims: To measure the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) compared to controls and analyze its association with various demographic and clinical parameters.

Methods: The survey included 187 TMD patients and 200 controls. OHRQoL was measured using the validated Hebrew version of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14).

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