ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2022
Potential Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Pain Sensitization and Jaw Function in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients.
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- Sleep apnea and orofacial pain: an integrative clinical perspective.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Review
- Chronic orofacial pain and psychological distress: findings from a multidisciplinary university clinic.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Article
- Causal effects of sleep behaviors on temporomandibular disorders and pain: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Article
- Elevated pain sensitivity is associated with reduced rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in females with comorbid temporomandibular disorder and insomnia.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2024Article
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backgroundThe relationships between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and diverse types of pain disorders have been reported. However, the interaction between OSA and pain-related temporomandibular disorder (TMD) remains obscure.
methodsA total of 60 adults (male/female, 48/12; mean age, 41.7 ± 13.2 years) with pain-related TMD were enrolled. All participants underwent overnight full-channel polysomnography and had assessment of size and position of the tongue, tonsillar size, height, and weight. Diagnostic Criteria/TMD criteria was applied to diagnose TMD. Myofascial trigger points (TrPs) were bilaterally evaluated in the two masticatory and four cervical muscles including the temporalis, masseter, trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, occipitalis, and splenius capitis muscles. Participants were divided into three groups in accordance with their levels of OSA.
resultsThe significantly higher number of active TrPs were detected in participants with severe OSA. The number of active TrPs in the masticatory muscles significantly interacted with diverse types of apneic and arousal indices.
conclusionThe myofascial pain modulating mechanisms and jaw function could have interactions with nocturnal hypoxia and sleep fragmentation in chronic pain-related TMD patients.
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