ArticleBMC public health2022
Sick leave and disability pension in a cohort of TMD-patients - The Swedish National Registry Studies for Surgically Treated TMD (SWEREG-TMD).
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Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopic Lysis and Lavage Compared to Arthrocentesis in Disc Displacement Without Reduction: a Randomised, Double-blind, Controlled Trial
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Arthroscopic Anterior Release Versus Discectomy as Treatments for Temporomandibular Joint Disc Displacement With Reduction: a Retrospective Controlled Study
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- Temporomandibular Disorders in 13- and 15-Year-Old Females: A Longitudinal Study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Article
- Current clinical and translational challenges in temporomandibular joint reconstruction.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- Dentists and physiotherapists level of collaboration in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders in France.BMC oral health · 2024Observational
- Synovial Matrix Remodeling and Inflammatory Profile in Disc Displacement of the Temporomandibular Joint: An Observational Case-Control Study.International journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Sick leave and disability pension among TMD patients with musculoskeletal diseases, mental and behavioural disorders - a SWEREG-TMD population-based cohort study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Neurocognitive Functioning in Patients with Painful Temporomandibular Disorders.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- The Role of Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders in the Development of Temporomandibular Disorder: A SWEREG-TMD Nationwide Case-Control Study.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTemporomandibular disorders (TMD) are common and affect approximately 10% of the adult population. TMD is usually associated with headache, pain in the masticatory muscles and/or the temporomandibular joint, clicking or crepitations during mandibular movement as well as painful and/or reduced mouth opening. This study aimed to investigate the level TMD-patients use social insurance benefits before and after their first time of diagnosis or first surgical event, compared to the general population. Furthermore, the aim was to investigate the differences in the use of social insurance benefits between surgically and non-surgically treated TMD-patients that were diagnosed in a hospital setting.
methodsAll Swedish citizens aged 23-59 diagnosed with TMD in a hospital setting and/or surgically treated for the condition during 1998-2016 were identified via the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. A non-exposed comparison cohort was collected via the Total Population Registry. Outcome and sociodemographic data were collected via Statistics Sweden. Main outcome was annual net days on sick leave and disability pension five years before (-T5) and five years after (T5) diagnosis and/or surgical treatment (T0). Regression analysis was conducted with generalized estimated equations.
resultsThe study included 219 255 individuals (73% female) - 19 934 in the exposed cohort and 199 321 in the comparison cohort. The exposed group was classified into three subgroups: non-surgical, surgically treated once, and surgically treated twice or more. The mean annual net days of sick leave and disability pension combined during the ten-year follow-up was 61 days in the non-surgical group, 76 days in the surgically treated once group, and 104 days in the surgically treated twice or more subgroup. The corresponding number for the non-exposed comparison cohort was 32 days.
conclusionPatients diagnosed with TMD in a hospital setting are 2-3 times more dependent on the use of social benefits than the general population. The reliance on sick leave and disability pension is seen as early as five years before diagnosis, and the reliance remains after surgical treatment. The reliance is stronger in patients with several surgical interventions. These findings indicate that patients diagnosed with TMD constitute a patient group with a high burden of health issues causing long-term dependence on social security benefits.
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