Association between parafunctional behaviors, clinical diagnoses, psychosocial factors and pain widespreadness in Finnish TMD pain patients in tertiary care
Arvid Iljin, Ilona Assila, Ritva Näpänkangas, Tuija Teerijoki-Oksa, Mimmi Tolvanen, Kirsi Sipilä · 2025
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Arvid Iljin and co-authors study jaw pain patients in Finland in a 2025 paper on habits that strain the jaw. Patients in specialist care filled standard checklists on oral habits, mood, and pain spread. The team grouped patients by where they drew pain, from face only to whole body, and by pain grade. They focused on frequent night teeth grinding and daytime clenching.
Nearly half reported frequent night grinding, and two thirds reported heavy daytime clenching. Both habits linked to muscle based jaw diagnoses and to anxiety, with the highest rates in the most severe anxiety groups. Night grinding also rose in groups with wider pain spread. Readers learn why habit checks and mood care belong in jaw pain treatment plans.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Arvid Iljin, Ilona Assila, Ritva Näpänkangas, Tuija Teerijoki-Oksa, Mimmi Tolvanen, Kirsi Sipilä |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |