Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Associated With Migraine – Clinical Study

Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), using the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD) in women with episodic and chronic migraine (M and CM), as well as in asymptomatic women. Method: Sample consisted of 100 women, being 40 with M and 27 with CM, identified from a headache outpatient center; we also investigated 33 women without headaches for at least 3 months (women without headache group — WHG). Assessment of TMD was conducted by a physical therapist who was blind to the headache status. Results: Our sample consisted of 100 women. The mean age was 37.18 years for WHG, 38.16 years for M and 37.83 for CM. TMD was diagnosed in 10 women from the WHG, 33 women with M group and 21 women with CM group. TMD was significantly more prevalent in women with M and CM groups, as compared to WHG (Table 1). As compared with women without headache, women with M and CM were significantly more diagnosed with TMD and also presented higher risk for TMD (Table 1). Diagnoses of group I were the most prevalent in all groups. Mixed diagnoses (I+II and I+II+III) were observed only in individuals with migraine, and were more common in CM than in M group. Diagnoses of groups I+III were observed in th