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ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2021

Pressure pain threshold of masticatory muscles in children and adolescents with and without intellectual disability: a pilot study.

C A de Araújo Vitor, A de Oliveira Lira Ortega, A C F M Ferreira, C A-A L da Silva, M H C Gallottini, M T B R Santos

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Article in European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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C A de Araújo VitorPostgraduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno, 868 Liberdade, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3545-6230
A de Oliveira Lira OrtegaPediatric Dentistry, Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno, 868 Liberdade, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7295-803X
A C F M FerreiraPostgraduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno, 868 Liberdade, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5154-7530
C A-A L da SilvaPostgraduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno, 868 Liberdade, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-4997
M H C GallottiniThe Discipline of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227 Butantã, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6071-5110
M T B R SantosIndividuals with Special Needs, Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Cruzeiro do Sul University, Rua Galvão Bueno, 868 Liberdade, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. drsantosmt@yahoo.com.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-8012
Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2014/15662-1
6 · The paper itself

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purposePain is considered a stressful experience, related to real or possible tissue damage with emotional, sensory, social and cognitive components. The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare, using a digital algometer, the pressure pain threshold of temporal and masseter muscles of children and adolescents with and without intellectual disability.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted. Data regarding gender and age were collected from the caregiver of children and adolescents with and without intellectual disability. The evaluations followed this sequence: pressure pain threshold of the masseter and temporal muscles, evaluation of pain on touch using the visual analog scale and signs and symptoms of Temporomandibular disorder. The χ

resultsTwo homogeneous groups by gender (P = 0.258) and age (P = 0.727) were evaluated, of which 25 children and adolescents presented intellectual disability and another 25 did not have intellectual disability. No significant difference was observed between groups on the pressure pain threshold of the masseter and temporal muscles, nor pressure average or exam time (P > 0.05). Regarding Temporomandibular dysfunction, no difference in signs or symptoms frequency was found (P > 0.05). However, the range of maximum mouth opening was smaller in the intellectual disability group (P = 0.006).

conclusionChildren and adolescents with intellectual disability and preserved basic functionalities do not present alterations in pain perception when evaluated with computerized pressure algometer and visual analog scale. They present similar threshold of pain to pressure as those reported by normative children and adolescents. These results emphasize the importance to treat these children and adolescents with intellectual disability with respect to their pain threshold.

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Intellectual DisabilityPain ThresholdAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMasseter MuscleMasticatory MusclesPilot ProjectsAlgometerIntellectual disabilityPainPressure pain thresholdVisual analog scale

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