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The Reporting of Pain, Somatic Complaints, and Anxiety in a Group of Patients With TMD Before and 2 Years After Treatment: Sex Differences
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Stomatognathic Physiology, University of Oslo, Faculty of Dentistry, Oslo, Norway
2Department of Community Dentistry, University of Oslo, Faculty of Dentistry, Oslo, Norway
*Corresponding Author(s): Berit Sohie Krogstad E-mail:
The aim of this study was to assess possible gender differences regarding the reporting of pain, somatic complaints, and anxiety in a group of patients suffering from temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The group consisted of 40 females and 13 males who received conservative TMD treatment comprising counseling, muscle exercises, and a stabilization splint. Before and 2 years after treatment, the patients answered three questionnaires (McGill Pain Questionnaire [Norwegian version] including a six-point scale, the Present Pain Intensity; a Somatic Complaints Questionnaire; and the trait part of Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Before treatment, females reported greater present pain intensity than did males. Two years after treatment, females reported less sensory and emotional pain than at the initial stage; males presented no reduction in these pain scores. There were no gender differences at either stage regarding somatic complaints or anxiety level scores.
temporomandibular disorders; psychologic test; reporting of pain; sex differences
Berit Sohie Krogstad, Asbjam Jokstad, Bjom L. Dahl, Olav Vassend. The Reporting of Pain, Somatic Complaints, and Anxiety in a Group of Patients With TMD Before and 2 Years After Treatment: Sex Differences. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache. 1996. 10(3);263-269.
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