ArticleJournal of oral & facial pain and headache
Fear of Movement and Catastrophizing in Participants with Temporomandibular Disorders.
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- The indirect effect of temporomandibular kinesiophobia on the association between limited mouth opening symptoms and maximum mouth opening in postoperative oral cancer patients: a mediation analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Article
- Hypervigilance and kinesiophobia characterize distinct exploratory data-driven profiles of temporomandibular disorders.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Pain-Affective Disorder Comorbidity in the Temporomandibular Disorders: From Mechanistic Insights to Clinical Management.Neuroscience bulletin · 2026Review
- Psychological and somatosensory correlates of temporomandibular disorder: anxiety, somatosensory amplification, and coping strategies-a biopsychosocial perspective.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Article
- Association Between Psychological Factors and Masticatory Muscle Thickness Assessed by Ultrasonography in Female Dental Students with TMD-Related Myalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Interplay of Hypervigilance and Kinesiophobia in TMD Patients: Implications in Clinical Outcomes.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Who is the patient with resistant myofascial temporomandibular disorders pain? A somatosensory, psychosocial, and genetic characterization.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Article
- Pain sensitization and pain-related psychological factors in patients with temporomandibular disorders: an observational cross-sectional study.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Observational
- Whiplash trauma did not predict jaw pain after 2 years: an explorative study.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- The Relationship between Kinesiophobia, Emotional State, Functional State and Chronic Pain in Subjects with/without Temporomandibular Disorders.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Patients' experiences of temporomandibular disorders and related treatment.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- The Longitudinal Relationship between Jaw Catching/Locking and Pain.Journal of dental research · 2023Article
- Catastrophizing and Hypervigilance Influence Subjective Sleep Quality in Painful TMD PatientsJournal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimsTo assess differences in catastrophizing and kinesiophobia in relation to areas of pain and somatic symptoms among participants with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and controls.
methodsIn total, 401 participants (333 women, 68 men, mean age: 45.8 years) in the TMJ Impact Project were examined in accordance with the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD, including clinical examination (Axis I) and psychosocial assessment (Axis II) augmented with imaging of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Of these, 218 participants had a painful TMD pain diagnosis, 63 had a nonpainful TMD diagnosis, and 111 had no TMD. Nine participants had missing data. Participants completed the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, Areas of Pain figure, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 for assessing somatic symptoms.
resultsCompared to controls, participants with TMD pain showed higher levels of catastrophizing (P = .017), kinesiophobia (P < .001), areas of pain (P < .001), and somatic symptoms (P < .001). Participants with nonpainful TMD showed a higher level of kinesiophobia (P < .001) than controls. There was a positive correlation between catastrophizing and kinesiophobia for participants with TMD pain (r = 0.33, P < .001) and nonpainful TMD (r = 0.42, P < .001). DISCUSSION: The results suggest more fear of movement, as well as an association between catastrophizing and fear of movement, in participants with TMD pain and in participants with nonpainful TMD compared to controls. Assessment and management of fear of movement as well as catastrophizing may be useful as part of individualized treatment strategies for patients with TMD.
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