Facial pain complaints in the elderly.
The incidence of facial pain and mandibular dysfunction was studied in a population of elderly, middle-class Americans (median age, 71 years) using a self-report questionnaire. The questionnaire was mailed to 839 volunteer subjects of both sexes; responses were obtained from 562 (67%) individuals. Results showed that 536 respondents (95.4%) were free of facial pain and that only 25 (4.4%) had temporomandibular joint pain. Joint sounds and teeth clenching and grinding were associated with facial pain in 50% of those who reported this combination.
D000368:Aged; D002012:Bruxism / Q000175:diagnosis; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003829:Denture, Partial; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*