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. 2021 Jan;16(1):349-355.
doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2020.02.007. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

Influence of psychological factors on the prognosis of temporomandibular disorders pain

Won Jung  1 , Kyung-Eun Lee  1 , Bong-Jik Suh  1
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Influence of psychological factors on the prognosis of temporomandibular disorders pain

Won Jung et al. J Dent Sci. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Background/purpose: The leading symptom of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is pain, and psychological factors are involved in the persistence of TMD-related pain. Therefore, this study was aimed to analyze the influence of psychological factors on the prognosis of TMD-related pain.

Materials and methods: The medical records of 486 patients with TMD-related pain were analyzed. Each patient's psychological profile was assessed using the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Patients were classified into two groups according to a post-treatment numeric rating scale (NRS). Patients with an NRS score of 0 or 1 at the last visit were classified into group G, and those with an NRS score of 2 or greater were classified into group P. Following this, all patients were re-classified into groups N and R according to pain recurrence. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate differences in the SCL-90-R T scores between the groups. In addition, multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify psychological factors that affected treatment outcome.

Results: The patients in groups P and R had higher scores in all subscales of the SCL-90-R than groups G and N, respectively. In particular, somatization (SOM) and psychoticism (PSY) scores showed significant differences between the groups in the treatment outcome.

Conclusion: A correlation is identified between psychological factors and treatment outcome in patients with TMD-related pain. In particular, patients with elevated SOM and PSY scores are more likely to develop refractory pain, and thus require additional interventions to control this risk.

Keywords: Psychiatric status rating scales; Temporomandibular joint disorder/psychology; Temporomandibular joint disorders/etiology; Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome/psychology.

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Figure 1
Comparison of SCL-90-R scores between Group G and Group P. Vertical bars represent means and whiskers indicate standard deviation. p-value by Independent t-test. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001. ANX, anxiety; DEP, depression; GSI, global severity index; HOS, hostility; I-S, interpersonal sensitivity; O-C, obsessive-compulsive; PAR, paranoid ideation; PHOB, phobic anxiety; PSDI, positive symptom distress index; PST, positive symptom total; PSY, psychoticism; SCL-90-R, symptom checklist-90-revised; SOM, somatization.
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Figure 2
Comparison of SCL-90-R scores between Group R and Group N. Vertical bars represent means and whiskers indicate standard deviation. p-value by Independent t-test. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01. ANX, anxiety; DEP, depression; GSI, global severity index; HOS, hostility; I-S, interpersonal sensitivity; O-C, obsessive-compulsive; PAR, paranoid ideation; PHOB, phobic anxiety; PSDI, positive symptom distress index; PST, positive symptom total; PSY, psychoticism; SCL-90-R, symptom checklist-90-revised; SOM, somatization.
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