Temporomandibular joint dysfunction with facial pain in children.
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction with myofascial pain, a well-known clinical disorder in adults, is reported in children. In a series of 400 patients, 40 children less than 16 years of age were seen. Of these pediatric patients, 35% had a reactive depression as primary psychopathology. The multifactorial nature of the disorder is described. The need to differentiate this syndrome from recurrent otitis media and other pain syndromes is emphasized. A combined medical, oral surgical, and psychiatric management program is outlined.
D000275:Adjustment Disorders; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*