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Influence of sociodemographic factors upon pain intensity in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders seen in the primary care setting

2012; Medicina Oral S.L.; Linguagem: Inglês

10.4317/medoral.17576

1698-6946

A. Blanco-Hungría, A Rodriguez-Torronteras, A. Blanco-Aguilera, Lourdes Biedma Velázquez, Rafael Serrano del Rosal, R. Segura-Saint-Gerons, Jimmy de la Torre, F. Esparza-Díaz,

Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

Objective: A study is made of the influence of gender, educational level, marital status, income, social support, and perceived general and oral health upon pain intensity in a sample of patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJD) explored in primary care (AP).Design: A review was made of 899 patients from Córdoba Healthcare District (Spain) referred to the primary care TMJD Unit by their primary care physician and/or dentist.Of these subjects, 151 failed to meet the inclusion criteria.The remaining 748 subjects were explored according to the corresponding research diagnostic criteria (RDC/ TMJD).A bivariate analysis was made the association of pain intensity to the demographic and psychological characteristics of the patients, and to perceived general and oral health, followed by a multivariate linear regression analysis to explain pain intensity as a function of the rest of the variables.The SPSS version 19.0 statistical package was used.Results: The patient age ranged from 18-86 years, with a mean of 45.8 years (± 15.8), and a female predominance of 5:1.The characteristic pain intensity (CPI) score was almost 15 points higher on average in women than in men Blanco-Hungría A, Rodríguez-Torronteras A, Blanco-Aguilera A, Biedma-Velázquez L, Serrano-del-Rosal R, Segura-Saint-Gerons R, de la Torre-de la Torre J, Esparza-Díaz F� �nfl uence of sociodemographic factors upon pain in-� �nfluence of sociodemographic factors upon pain intensity in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders seen in the primary care setting.