Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Κλινική Αντιμετώπιση Στοματοπροσωπικού Πόνου (Κλινικές Ειδικεύσεις)Βιβλιοθήκη Οδοντιατρικής
Author:
Venardou Anastasia
Supervisors info:
Τζάκης Μιχαήλ, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οδοντιατρικής, Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας, ΕΚΠΑ
Μητσικώστας Δήμος- Δημήτριος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιατρικής, Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας, ΕΚΠΑ/Α' Νευρολογική Κλινική Αιγινήτειο Νοσοκομείο
Ψάρρας Βασίλειος, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οδοντιατρικής, Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Μελέτη της επιρροής της αντιμετώπισης της κεφαλαλγίας σε ασθενείς με συνυπάρχουσες Κρανιογναθικές Διαταραχές
Translated title:
The investigation of the effect of headache treatment in patients with temporomandibular disorders
Summary:
Introduction: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a heterogeneous group of
musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions which includes pain in the
temporomandibular joint complex and the masticatory muscles,as well as abnormal
mandibular movement and headaches. Researchers have found high rates of
comorbidities between headaches and TMD and it is shown that treating TMD
conditions has a positive effect in the treatment of headaches.
Aim: The aim of our study is to investigate whether the pharmacological treatment
of episodic migraine and episodic tension type headache has a positive effect to the
treatment of TMD.
Material and Methods: The present study is a randomized controlled clinical trial ,
with a 3-month duration. Patients were collected from A Neurological Clinic of
Eginition Hospital of Athens Medical School. Data was consisted of 35 patients who
were diagnosed with episodic migraine and 11 patients who were diagnosed with
episodic tension type headache, according to the 3rd edition of International
Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3). All patients were examined according
to Helkimo clinical diagnostic criteria and were diagnosed with TMD conditions.
All patients were given pharmacological treatment for their headaches, by the
neurologist of the department and they were re-examined 3 months later. The
pharmacotherapy included either antidepressant, or antihypertensive or
anticonvulsant medicines.
Results: The statistical analysis showed that pharmacological treatment of
headaches , had no effect on the progress of TMD.
Conclusion: The present study concluded that pharmacological therapy of episodic
migraine and episodic tension type headache, didn’t have a positive effect on the
management of TMD, in a statistically significant level. However, it had a positive
outcome in reducing the frequency and intensity of headaches.75
Keywords: Orofacial pain, Temporomandibular disorders, Cephalalgia, Headaches,
Episodic migraine, Episodic tension type headache.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Orofacial pain, Temporomandibular disorders, Cephalalgia, Headaches, Episodic migraine, Episodic tension type headache
Number of references:
336
