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ArticleOral diseases2025

Referred Pain Manifestation and Its Impact on Patients With Temporomandibular Disorder.

Beatriz Amaral de Lima-Netto, Paulo César Rodrigues Conti, Rafaela Stocker Salbego, Matheus Herreira-Ferreira, Yuri Martins Costa, Leonardo Rigoldi Bonjardim

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Beatriz Amaral de Lima-NettoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6631-7305
Paulo César Rodrigues ContiDepartment of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Rafaela Stocker SalbegoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Matheus Herreira-FerreiraDepartment of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Yuri Martins CostaDepartment of Biosciences, Piracicaba School of Dentistry, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Leonardo Rigoldi BonjardimDepartment of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate whether a higher number of sites eliciting referred pain upon palpation is associated with greater impairment in biopsychosocial aspects in TMD patients and identify variables that predict increased referred pain.

methodsThis cross-sectional study analyzed data from 77 women with myalgia, assessing the number of sites eliciting referred pain upon palpation in relation to clinical (duration, frequency, intensity, painful body sites, pain-related disability), psychological (stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, sleep quality), and psychophysical variables (mechanical and pressure pain thresholds, temporal summation and conditioned pain modulation).

resultsSpearman's correlation revealed a significant correlation between the number of sites eliciting referred pain upon palpation in the orofacial region and both pain intensity and frequency (p < 0.001), as well as with the number of painful body sites (p = 0.009). Negative binomial regression indicated that each additional day of pain in the past week and each additional painful body site were predictors of increases of 10% and 4%, respectively, in the number of sites eliciting referred pain upon palpation.

conclusionsThese findings highlight the utility of assessing referred pain sites as a complementary indicator of severity in clinical pain parameters, providing a practical and effective tool for a more comprehensive evaluation of patients.

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Facial PainMyalgiaReferred PainTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAdultAnxietyCatastrophizationCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPain ThresholdPalpationStress, Psychologicalbiopsychosocialchronic painpalpationreferred paintemporomandibular disorder

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PMCPMC12989051

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