MENSTRUAL DÖNEMDE VE ÖNCESİNDE TEMPOROMANDİBULAR EKLEM, BAŞBOYUN, YÜZ-KULAK BÖLGESİ AĞRILARININ GÖRÜLME SIKLIĞININ ARAŞTIRILMASI: PİLOT ÇALIŞMA
THE INCIDENCE OF PAIN IN THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, HEAD-NECK REGION AND FACE-EAR REGION BEFORE AND DURING MENSTRUAL PERIOD: A PILOT STUDY
Yazar: Eroğlu, C. Neslihan; Keskin Tunç, Serap; Elasan, Sadi
Dergi: Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 28 No. 2, 2016
Anahtar kelimeler: Dentistry ; Diş Hekimliği ; Menstruation,temporomandibular joint,head-neck,face,ear,pain ; Menstruasyon,Tempromandibular eklem,baş boyun,yüz,kulak

Amaç:Kadınlarda menstrual dönemde östrojen seviyesinin düşmesine bağlı olarak ağrıhassasiyetinde değişimler olduğu savunulmaktadır. Bu çalışmada menstrual dönemive öncesinde temporomandibular eklem (TME), baş-boyun, yüz-kulak ağrılarınıngörülme sıklığının araştırılması amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Menstrual periotları sorunsuz ve düzenli olan kadın bireylerçalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastalar, menstrual dönemde olan ve olmayan olarak ikigruba ayrıldı. Tüm hastalara TME hastalıkları için TMR/ATK (TemporomandibularRahatsızlık/ Araştırma Teşhis Kriterleri) muayene anket formu uygulandı. Ekolarak TME, yüz-kulak, baş-boyun bölgesinde ağrı varlığı değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılıkbulunmadı. Tüm hastaların % 50’si tek bölge ağrısı bildirmişlerdir. Hastaların % 23.5’inde TME ağrısı mevcuttur. TME şikayetibulunan hastaların % 73.5’i menstrual dönemde değildir.  Sonuç: Kadınlar menstruasyon döneminde daha çok baş-boyunağrılarından, menstrual dönem öncesinde TME ağrılarından etkilenmektedirler.Anahtar Kelimeler: Menstruasyon, Tempromandibular eklem, baş boyun, yüz,kulak, ağrı THE INCIDENCE OF PAIN IN THETEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, HEAD-NECK REGION AND FACE-EAR REGION BEFORE AND DURINGMENSTRUAL PERIOD: A PILOT STUDYABSTRACTAim:It is defended that pain sensation changes during menstrual period due todecreased estrogen level. The present study aimed to investigate the incidenceof pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), head-neck region and face-ear regionbefore and during menstrual period.Materials and Methods: Female subjects with regular and problem-free menstrualperiod were enrolled in the study. Patients were grouped as the women who werein the menstrual period and the women who were not. All patients completed RDC/ TMD (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporoman- dibular Disorder)questionnaire form for the symptoms of TMJ disorders. In addition, presence ofpain in the TMJ, head-neck region and face-ear region was also assessed. Results: There was no statistically significant difference betweenthe groups. Half of (50%) overall patients reported pain in a single region.TMJ pain was present in 23.5% of the patients. Ofthe patients having TMJ pain, 73.5% were not in the menstrual period. Conclusion: Women usually suffer from head-neck pain during menstrualperiod but from TMJ pain before menstrual period.Keywords: Menstruation, temporomandibular joint, head-neck, face,ear, pain.

Aim: It is defended that pain sensation changesduring menstrual period due to decreased estrogenlevel. The present study aimed to investigate theincidence of pain in the temporomandibular joint(TMJ), head-neck region and face-ear region beforeand during menstrual period.Materials and Methods: Female subjects withregular and problem-free menstrual period wereenrolled in the study. Patients were grouped as thewomen who were in the menstrual period and thewomen who were not. All patients completed RDC /TMD (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder) questionnaire form for the symptomsof TMJ disorders. In addition, presence of pain in theTMJ, head-neck region and face-ear region was alsoassessed.Results: There was no statistically significantdifference between the groups. Half of (50%) overallpatients reported pain in a single region. TMJ pain waspresent in 23.5% of the patients. Of the patientshaving TMJ pain, 73.5% were not in the menstrualperiod.Conclusion: Women usually suffer from head-neckpain during menstrual period but from TMJ painbefore menstrual period.