Cervical Muscle Tenderness in Temporomandibular Disorders and Its Associations with Diagnosis, Disease-Related Outcomes, and Comorbid Pain Conditions.

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.

Muscle tenderness score in temporomandibular disorders patients: A case-control study.

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.

Sleep quality in patients with dental anxiety.

Background: Psychological distress is associated with sleep disturbances; however there is little research on sleep quality in dental anxiety (DA) patients.

Objectives: To measure the sleep quality in patients with DA compared to patients with an exacerbated gag reflex (GAG) and controls and to analyze its association with various demographic and behavioral parameters.

Methods: 67 DA patients, 54 GAG patients and 100 controls with no history of DA or GAG participated in the study.