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Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache (OFPH) is published by MRE Press from Volume 38 lssue 1 (2024). Previous articles were published by another publisher on a subscription basis, and they are hosted by MRE Press on www.jofph.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache.

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Association Between TMD Treatment Need, Sick Leaves, and Use of Health Care Services for Adults

  • Marjaana Kuttila1,*,
  • Seppo Kuttila1
  • Yrsa Le Bell2
  • Pentti Alanen3

1Specialist in Clinical Dentistiy, Otonbammas, Jyväskylä, Finland

2Graduate Program in Clinical Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finiand

3Department of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

DOI: 10.11607/jofph.11242 Vol.11,Issue 3,September 1997 pp.242-248

Published: 30 September 1997

*Corresponding Author(s): Marjaana Kuttila E-mail: Marjaana.Kuttila@utj.fi

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between need for treatment of temporomandibular disorders, sick leaves, and use of health care services in a study population of 441 adults born between 1927 and 1967. The findings indicated that these were strongly associated. The results were in agreement with earlier studies suggesting that stomatognathic disorders are one link between medicine and dentistry in health care. Subjects with temporomandibular disorders were significantly more often on sick leave, visited a physician more often, and had more physiotherapy and massage than subjects who did not need treatment for temporomandibular disorders. Intervention studies are needed to improve cooperation between different specialties, to eliminate unnecessary examinations as well as ineffective treatment modalities, and to decrease the cost of health care.

Keywords

orofacial pam; epidemiology; age; gender; health services

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Marjaana Kuttila, Seppo Kuttila, Yrsa Le Bell, Pentti Alanen. Association Between TMD Treatment Need, Sick Leaves, and Use of Health Care Services for Adults. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache. 1997. 11(3);242-248.

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