Research Article

Temporomandibular Disorders and Headache: A Retrospective Analysis of 1198 Patients

Table 5

Absolute frequency and percentage [ (%) values] of DC/TMD diseases in Group with Headache (GwH) and Group without Headache (GwoH); difference in prevalence [ (%) values]; and squared value of correlation between presence of headache and dysfunctional diseases. DD with R: Disk Displacement with Reduction, MOL: Mouth Open limitation, and DD without R: Disk Displacement without Reduction.

DC/TMD diseaseGwHGwoH Difference in prevalence in
favour of GwH or GwoH
value of correlation between headache and dysfunction
(%)Cl95% (%)Cl95% (%)Cl95%

Muscle pain395 (63%)59.2%–66.8%138 (45%)39.4%–50.5%257 (18%)15.7%–20.5%22.1273 
Myofascial pain119 (20%)6.9%–23.1%42 (14%)10.2–17.9%77 (6%)4.5%–7.5%3.896 
Myofascial pain with referral59 (9%)6.1%–11.9%20 (7%)4.1%–9.9%39 (2%)1.1%–2.9%
TMJ pain747 (85%)82.2%–87.8%251 (71%)65.9%–76.1%496 (14%)11.8%–16.2%24.3216 
DD with R364 (58%)54.1%–61.9%144 (47%)41.4%–52.6%220 (11%)9%–13%14.7635 
Subluxation91 (15%)12.2%–17.8%35 (12%)8.4%–15.6%56 (3%)2%–4%
DD with R and intermittent MOL+11 (2%)1.1%–2.9%13 (4%)2.1%–5.9%2 (2%)1.1%–2.9%5.1456 
DD without R with MOL45 (8%)5.9%–10.1%29 (10%)6.6%–13.4%16 (2%)1.1%–2.9%
DD without R without MOL19 (3%)1.7%–3.3%9 (3%)1.1%–4.5%0 (0%)
Degenerative joint disease48 (8%)5.9%–10.1%27 (9%)5.8%–12.2%21 (1%)0.4%–1.6%