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The Diagnostic Value of Pressure Algometry for Temporomandibular Disorders
Joint Authors
Woźniak, Krzysztof
Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Liliana
Lipski, Mariusz
Piątkowska, Dagmara
Wieckiewicz, Wlodzimierz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic value of pressure algometry in temporomandibular disorders.
Two hundred volunteers aged 19.3 to 27.8 (mean 21.50, SD 0.97) participated in this study.
An analogue pressure algometer was used for the evaluation of muscle tenderness of the following masticatory muscles: superficial and deep parts of the masseter muscle; anterior and posterior parts of the temporal muscle; and the tissues adjacent to the lateral and dorsal part of the temporomandibular joint capsule.
Each patient described the algometry result for the individual components of the masticatory motor system, by selecting each time the intensity of pain on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ruler.
The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, indicating the discriminatory efficiency for asymptomatic subjects and patients with temporomandibular dysfunction according to the dysfunction Di index, was the largest for the mean pain value (AUC = 0.8572; SEM = 0.0531).
The 7.4 VAS cut-off point marked 95.3% specificity for this variable in identifying healthy subjects and 58.4% sensitivity in identifying patients with symptoms of dysfunctions (accuracy 68.1%).
Assuming comparable sensitivity (74.9%) and specificity (74.2%) for a diagnostic test, there was test accuracy of 74.5% at the 4.2 VAS cut-off point.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wieckiewicz, Wlodzimierz& Woźniak, Krzysztof& Piątkowska, Dagmara& Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Liliana& Lipski, Mariusz. 2015. The Diagnostic Value of Pressure Algometry for Temporomandibular Disorders. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055973
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wieckiewicz, Wlodzimierz…[et al.]. The Diagnostic Value of Pressure Algometry for Temporomandibular Disorders. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055973
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wieckiewicz, Wlodzimierz& Woźniak, Krzysztof& Piątkowska, Dagmara& Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Liliana& Lipski, Mariusz. The Diagnostic Value of Pressure Algometry for Temporomandibular Disorders. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055973
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055973