Anxiety, splint treatment and clinical characteristics of patients with osteoarthritis of temporomandibular joint and dental students--a pilot study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of splint treatment for therapy of osteoarthritis of temporomandibular joint, and to compare the level of anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI) and clinical characteristics between 16 patients and 20 asymptomatic dental school students. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used for all subjects. Dental students showed a statistically significant higher capacity of mouth opening (p < 0.05), and lower level of anxiety (p < 0.05 for STAI 1, and p < 0.001 for STAI 2) than patients. Patients who had suffered chronic pain before splint treatment had a higher value of anxiety by STAI 1 test (p < 0.05).
Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. badel@sfzg.hr
Tomislav
T
Badel
Sandra Kocijan
SK
Lovko
Dijana
D
Podoreski
Ivana Savić
IS
Pavcin
Josipa
J
Kern
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult