10.6084/m9.figshare.4765549.v1
Nikolaus Ballenberger
Nikolaus
Ballenberger
Harry von Piekartz
Harry
von Piekartz
Mira Danzeisen
Mira
Danzeisen
Toby Hall
Toby
Hall
Patterns of cervical and masticatory impairment in subgroups of people with temporomandibular disorders–an explorative approach based on factor analysis
Taylor & Francis Group
2017
Factor analysis
subgroup
TMD
cervical
explorative
2017-03-20 09:54:13
Dataset
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Patterns_of_cervical_and_masticatory_impairment_in_subgroups_of_people_with_temporomandibular_disorders_an_explorative_approach_based_on_factor_analysis/4765549
<p><b>Objectives:</b> To identify clinical patterns of impairment affecting the cervical spine and masticatory systems in different subcategories of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) by an explorative data-driven approach.</p> <p><b>Methods:</b> For this observational study, 144 subjects were subdivided according to Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMDs into: Healthy controls, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) signs without symptoms, TMJ affected, temporomandibular muscles affected, or TMJ and muscles affected. Factor analysis and linear regression were applied to cervical spine and masticatory data to identify and characterize clinical patterns in subgroups.</p> <p><b>Results:</b> Factor analysis identified five clinical dimensions, which explained 59% of all variance: Mechanosensitivity, cervical movement, cervical and masticatory dysfunction, jaw movement, and upper cervical movement. Regression analysis identified different clinical dimensions in each TMD subgroup.</p> <p><b>Conclusion:</b> Distinct clinical patterns of cervical spine and masticatory function were found among subgroups of TMD, which has clinical implications for therapeutic management.</p>