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SynthesisDysphagia2017

The Prevalence of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults Presenting with Temporomandibular Disorders Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Órla Gilheaney, Lina Zgaga, Isolde Harpur, Greg Sheaf, Liss Kiefer, Sibylle Béchet, Margaret Walshe

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Synthesis in Dysphagia, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Órla GilheaneyDepartment of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin, 7-9 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Gilheano@tcd.ie.
Lina ZgagaDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Centre for Health Sciences, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland.
Isolde HarpurLibrary of Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Greg SheafLibrary of Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Liss KieferDepartment of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin, 7-9 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Sibylle BéchetDepartment of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin, 7-9 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Margaret WalsheDepartment of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin, 7-9 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Trinity College Dublin · IETallaght University Hospital · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are the most frequent non-dental orofacial pain disorders and may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), resulting in oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). However, clinicians' understanding of involvement with OD caused by RA-related TMDs is limited and the methodological quality of research in this field has been criticised. Therefore, the aim of this study was to systematically review the prevalence of oral preparatory and oral stage signs and symptoms of OD in adults presenting with TMDs associated with RA. A systematic review of the literature was completed. The following electronic databases were searched from inception to February 2016, with no date/language restriction: EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Elsevier Scopus, Science Direct, AMED, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A & I. Grey literature and reference lists of the included studies were also searched. Studies reporting the frequency of OD in adults presenting with TMD and RA were included. Study eligibility and quality were assessed by three independent reviewers. Methodological quality was assessed using the Down's and Black tool. The search yielded 19 eligible studies. Typical difficulties experienced by RA patients included impaired swallowing (24.63%), impaired masticatory ability (30.69%), masticatory pain (35.58%), and masticatory fatigue (21.26%). No eligible studies reported figures relating to the prevalence of weight loss. Eligible studies were deemed on average to be of moderate quality. Study limitations included the small number of studies which met the inclusion criteria and the limited amount of studies utilising objective assessments. Valid and reliable prospective research is urgently required to address the assessment and treatment of swallowing difficulties in RA as TMJ involvement may produce signs and symptoms of OD.

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AdultArthritis, RheumatoidComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDeglutition DisordersFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceProspective StudiesTemporomandibular Joint DisordersDeglutitionDeglutition disordersDysphagiaPrevalenceRheumatoid arthritisTemporomandibular jointTemporomandibular joint disorder

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PMID28508937
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