Search for dissertations about: "TMD-pain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word TMD-pain.

  2. 1. Resilient Appliance Therapy of Temporomandibular Disorders. Subdiagnoses, Sense of Coherence and Treatment Outcome

    Author : Håkan Nilsson; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stomatognathic physiology; TMD-pain; resilient appliance treatment;

    Abstract : Temporomandibulär dysfunktion (TMD) med käk- och/eller ansiktssmärta,med eller utan nedsatt käkfunktion, är vanligt förekommandetillstånd i befolkningen. Tandpressning och gnissling,som kan vara utlösta på grund av hög psykosocial stress, utgör tillsammanseller parallellt med bland annat käktrauma, orsaksfaktorersom kan ge upphov till TMD-symtom som smärta. READ MORE

  4. 2. Reliability, validity, incidence and impact of temporomandibular pain disorders in adolescents

    Author : Ing-Marie Nilsson; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Tidigare epidemiologiska studier har visat att temporomandibulär dysfunktion (TMD), dvs smärt- och dysfunktionstillstånd lokaliserade till ansikte och käkar är vanligt förekommande hos barn och ungdomar. För att ge möjlighet till screening infördes i Östergötland en ny epidemiologisk variabel, TMD-S (TMD-smärta), som från år 2000 registreras på alla barn och ungdomar i åldrarna 12 - 19 i samband med den årliga undersökningen i Folktandvården. READ MORE

  5. 3. Temporomandibular disorders in adolescents. Epidemiological and methodological studies and a randomized controlled trial

    Author : Kerstin Wahlund; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Facial Pain;

    Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was to investigate different aspects of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and pain such as prevalence, diagnostics, and treatment among adolescents. The reliability of a questionnaire and the clinical examination and diagnoses according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) were assessed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cross-cultural differences in patients with temporomandibular disorders-pain : a multi-center study

    Author : Mohammad H. Al-Harthy; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TMD-smärta; Sverige; Saudiarabien; Italien; Kvinnliga patienter; Behandling;

    Abstract : The overall objective of this thesis was to investigate patients with TMD-pain and TMD-free controls in three cultures (Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and Italy) to determine the influence of culture on and crosscultural differences in pain prevalence and intensity, sensitivity to mechanical and electrical stimulation, pain-related disability for four comorbid pain conditions (back, head, chest, and stomach pain) in the last 6 months, and the type of treatment that patients with TMD pain received. The specific aims were: (i) To determine the frequency of TMD pain in Saudi Arabians (I). READ MORE

  7. 5. Orofacial pain and tooth wear in swedish adults : cross-sectional studies in southern Sweden

    Author : Susanna Gillborg; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TMD; Tooth abrasion; Tandnedslitning; Smärta; Etiologi;

    Abstract : Aim. The present licentiate thesis investigated the prevalence of TMDpainand related factors, the prevalence and severity of tooth wear, andthe etiology and factors related to tooth wear in adults in southern Sweden.Methods. The methods used included a questionnaire, history, clinical examination,intraoral photographs, and saliva sample. READ MORE