Temporomandibular joint disorder and headache – one-year-follow-up

Background and purpose: Aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics of patients from the subgroup with osteoarthritis (G-1) and patients with disc displacement (DD) (G-2) of TMJ related types of headaches and with one-year-follow-up after treatment. Patients: G-1 included 70 patients who were treated for signs and symptoms of OA of TMJ. Pain intensity (at first examination T0) in TMJ was shown on the visual-analogue scale (0, no pain; 10, the worst pain) as well as headaches. They were treated by an occlusal splint and/or physical therapy with a six-month(T1) and one-year (T2) follow-up. G-2 included 35 patients from a subgroup with DD. Definitive TMJ-diagnoses were confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Results: There was a significant age difference (p