Psychological aspects of temporomandibular disorders – literature review

• Authors: Marcin Berger , Justyna Oleszek-Listopad , Milena Marczak , Jolanta Szymanska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) constitute a group of clinical problems involving the masticatory muscles, the temporomandibular joint and associated structures. An etiological connection of TMD with psychological factors was proposed as early as the 1980’s. Indeed, the interdependence of psychological and health aspects in the patient’s treatment, place light upon the more important variables contributing to the various mental disorders that may accompany TMD. Current literature suggests a close relationship between TMD and selected psychological factors, such as personality traits, stress, depression, anxiety, and catastrophizing. Of note, anxiety-depressive disorders, somatisation and catastrophizing contribute to chronic TMD, mainly in the form of myofascial pain. Hence, knowledge of the influence of psychological factors affecting TMD, enables the identification of patients with an increased risk of chronic painful TMD.

Keywords

EN

temporomandibular disorders; psychological stress; depression; anxiety

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 55-59

Dates

published

1 - 3 - 2015

received

2 - 3 - 2015

accepted

26 - 3 - 2015

online

9 - 5 - 2015

Contributors

author

Marcin Berger

• Department of Functional Masticatory Disorders, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

author

Justyna Oleszek-Listopad

• Department of Dental Prosthetics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

author

Milena Marczak

• General Psychology Department, Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland

author

Jolanta Szymanska

• Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Karmelicka 7, 20-081 Lublin, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/cipms-2015-0044