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Lower back pain and temporomandibular disorder can both benefit from addressing parafunctional behaviours.
A phase II clinical trial depicted that addressing parafunctional habits can lead to improvements in both temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and lower back pain (lumbar pain). Researchers set out to examine the efficacy of treating parafunctional habits in the alleviation of symptoms related to lower back pain and TMD. The study involved 136 participants who had been diagnosed with TMD and were experiencing lumbar pain.
The recruited subjects received guidance on how to stop their parafunctional behaviours, such as bruxism and clenching. The severity of TMD was evaluated using the Helkimo questionnaire, while lower back pain was assessed using the Rolland Morris questionnaire. The collected data underwent statistical analysis employing various tests, including paired Spearman correlation tests, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, and Student's t-test, with a significance level of P<0.05.
A substantial decline was witnessed in the mean severity score of TMD after the treatment. Additionally, after receiving treatment for TMD, participants experienced a noteworthy decrease in the mean severity score of lumbar pain, which decreased from 8 to 2. Therefore, the elimination of parafunctional habits was beneficial in the management of TMD and lower back pain.
Frontiers in Dentistry
Treating Parafunctional Habits for Alleviating Temporomandibular Disorder and Lower Back Pain: A Phase II Clinical Trial
Farzaneh Aghahoseini et al.
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