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Observational studyEuropean journal of medical research2025

Injuries in the cervical craniomandibular complex after whiplash phenomenon.

Byron Velasquez Ron, Pamela Alban Perez, Marcelo Vaca Almedariz, María Rodriguez Tates, Arlen Guayasamín Bedón, Esteban Ortiz Prado, Luis Chauca-Bajaña

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Observational study in European journal of medical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Byron Velasquez RonCarrera de Odontología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Quito, Ecuador, Nayon , Ecuador, Quito. byron.velasquez@udla.edu.ec.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5660-3941
Pamela Alban PerezCarrera de Odontología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Quito, Ecuador, Nayon , Ecuador, Quito.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-4331-7353
Marcelo Vaca AlmedarizCarrera de Odontología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Quito, Ecuador, Nayon , Ecuador, Quito.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-0510-2131
María Rodriguez TatesCarrera de Odontología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Quito, Ecuador, Nayon , Ecuador, Quito.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4764-0764
Arlen Guayasamín BedónBomberos Quito, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-4260-2838
Esteban Ortiz PradoOne Health Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Quito, Ecuador.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1895-7498
Luis Chauca-BajañaUniversidad de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8713-951X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraffic accidents worldwide are considered a public health problem and traumatic injuries due to the phenomenon of whiplash with clinical manifestations such as neck or head pain and temporomandibular joint pain are considered common.

aimsThe aim was to determine the prevalence of lesions in the cervical craniomandibular complex after traffic accidents in Quito, Ecuador.

methodsThis was an observational, cross-sectional study with data provided by the Fire Department of the Metropolitan District of Quito Emergency Department (911) for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and the first semester of 2023. Five hospitals with maxillofacial surgery departments had a standard clinical history according to the Diagnostic Criteria for temporomandibular disorders. The treatment of temporomandibular disorders such as cervical pain, muscular palpation tenderness, difficulty opening the mouth, regular headache, joint crackles, and arthralgia was considered.

resultsThe results revealed that the muscle palpation tenderness had a considerably high prevalence (71.03%), followed by difficulty opening the mouth (14.33%), and regular headache (25.31%). Among the participants, the highest prevalence of muscle palpation tenderness (32.56%) and regular headache (30.23%) was found in older adults aged 55 years and older.

conclusionInjuries to the cranio-cervico-mandibular complex because of traffic accidents found a prevalence of muscle pain (32.5/25%) and headaches (headaches 30/20%) in the entire population studied: children, adolescents, adults and older adults.

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Temporomandibular Joint DisordersWhiplash InjuriesAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAgedCervical VertebraeCross-Sectional StudiesEcuadorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeck PainPrevalenceYoung AdultPrevalenceTemporomandibular disordersTemporomandibular jointWhiplash injuries

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PMCPMC12067901

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