Mandibular dysfunction related to dental filling therapy A comparative anamnestic and clinical study

Abstract

A group of 96 individuals, 13 to 15 years of age, with intact teeth was compared with a control group of 129 individuals with dental restorations, with regard to occurrence of mandibular dysfunction. Statistically significant differences between the groups were established at both the anamnestic and the clinical examination, with a lower frequency and degree of dysfunction among those with intact teeth. Conforming with the findings of a previous study on 17- to 23-year-olds, these findings indicate that filling therapy may be associated with mandibular dysfunction.

Three-year longitudinal study of mandibular dysfunction in young adults with intact and restored dentitions

“…In accordance with the earlier study in 1982 (8), lateral deviation between RCP and IP was commoner in group C. In this study, the difference between the groups was not statistically significant, perhaps because of the small material, but the finding may indicate an altered muscular tone in subjects with restored dentitions, which has been discussed previously (6, 8). This may also explain why the RCP contacts were more often located in the molar or premolar/molar regions than in the premolar region in the subjects in group C, as also found in a similar study (T. Kampe, H. Hannerz, P. Strom.…”

“…In accordance with previous studies of adolescents with and without dental fillings (6)(7)(8), the subjects in group C had a higher prevalence and degree of mandibular dysfunction than those in group I. The difference between the groups was almost the same as at the examination 3 years earlier.…”

“…However, the controversy about the relative importance of different etiologic factors, including occlusal ones, still exists (4, 5). Kampe et al (6)(7)(8) recently found more signs and symptoms of mandibular dysfunction in subjects with restored dentitions than in those with intact teeth. They suggested, as an explanation for their findiqgs, that dental fillings might induce neuromuscular changes in the masticatory system.…”

Multifactorial analysis of the aetiology of craniomandibular dysfunction in children*

“…Other studies conducted on children reported a significant association between emotional stress and TMJ tenderness [27,28]. In adolescents, two studies [29,30] showed a significant association with dysfunction index, whereas an association with temporomandibular joint sounds was found in children and adolescents [31]. In these studies, emotional conditions were measured subjectively using a questionnaire.…”

Headache Children with Temporomandibular Disorders have Several Types of Pain and other Symptoms

“…Preschool‐aged children with headache have been found to have more bruxism, tenderness in the occipital muscle insertion areas and tenderness in temporomandibular joint areas compared with headache‐free children (21). There are only few reports about the association of TMD with overall pain and stress conditions in children (22–30).…”