A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MYOFACIAL PAIN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME

Facial pain is considered one of the most common chronic head and neck pain observed in the practice of regular dentistry. Myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome most common finding is headache and neck pain in chronic form. Objective: The aim of this study was to observe the factors associated with myofacial dysfunction syndrome in patients. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration: In the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore for one year period from July 2016 to July 2017. Methodology: One hundred patients were evaluated with myofacial pain disorder syndrome. The factors recorded were age, gender, marital status, tenderness in the chewing muscles, joint sounds, parafunctional habits, neck pain, headache and the presence of a history of stress and poor sleep patterns due to domestic problems. Results: One hundred eighty-five patients were studied, of whom 89 were female and 16 were male. The subjects were between 19 and 70 years of age. Stressful lifestyle and sensitivity of the temporal muscle were common findings. Conclusion: Home stress is closely associated with patients suffering from MPDS. Patients show many signs and symptoms of varying intensity. Appropriate history and examination are very important for an appropriate diagnosis. Please advise on how to deal with the stresses that should be an integral part of the treatment of patients with pharmacotherapy not specified. Key words: Stress, myofacial pain disorder syndrome, chewing