The incidence of pain in the muscles of mastication in patients with fibromyalgia.
This study recognizes the high incidence of temporomandibular symptoms in a group of patients with documented fibromyalgia. Findings indicate that the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders and fibromyalgia have many similarities.
Pennacchio
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Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Borg-Stein
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Keith
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D002012:Bruxism / Q000150:complications; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*