Headache is the most common type of pain in children and adolescents with effects on health-related quality of life (HrQoL), school attendance, and social functioning. The International Headache Society recognizes that secondary headaches can be attributed to temporamandibular joint (TMJ) problems. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate temporamandibular joint functions and parafunctional habits in adolescents with headache. The second aim is to examine the relationship between temporamandibular joint functions and parafunctional habits and headache.
24 individuals under the age of 18 diagnosed with headache and 24 healthy controls will be included in the study. Age, height, weight characteristics and parafunctional habits of individuals will be recorded. The severity of headache and its effect on daily life, temporamandibular joint pain severity will be evaluated. Temporamandibular joint dysfunction severity will be determined and mouth openings will be measured. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study group. Healthy volunteers without headache complaints will also be included in the study as a control group.In this study, which is planned to include those who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study, written informed consent form will be obtained from all individuals and from their parents for those under the age of 18. The study will be carried out in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study will be done through a questionnaire form and with anthropetric measurements. No invasive procedure will be applied. A p value of ≤0.05 will be considered significant in all statistics.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
48
Karadeniz Technical University
Trabzon, Turkey (Türkiye)
Headache Impact Test (HIT-6)
Time frame: 1 day (one assessment)
Temporomandibular dysfunction
Fonseca Anamnestic Index. No dysfunction, mild, moderate, severe
Time frame: 1 day (one assessment)
Wong Baker Pain Scale
Severity of Headache
Time frame: 1 day (one assessment)
Mouth opening measurement
Maximum painless mouth opening width and lateral deviations from the distance between the two anterior incisors in the lower and upper palate
Time frame: 1 day (one assessment)
Pressure pain threshold
Pressure pain thresholds of temporomandibular joint, masseter, temporalis, SCM and upper trapezius muscles
Time frame: 1 day (one assessment)
Parafunctional habits questionnaire
Teeth clenching, teeth grinding, lip biting, excessive gum chewing, pencil biting, nail biting, hands on chin, chewing on one side only, sleeping on one side only
Time frame: 1 day (one assessment)
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