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Chronic stress and temporalis muscle activity in TMD patients and controls during sleep: a pilot study in females

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between chronic stress and temporalis muscle activity during four nights.

Material and methods

Forty-four female subjects were recruited in five dental practices located in different areas of the federal state of Saarland, Germany (dental practice network in Saarland). The following inclusion criteria were used: female, aged between 18 and 65, no somatization or depression, and no pain medication, graded chronic pain status < 3. Both subjects reporting about sleep bruxism and subjects negating sleep bruxism during anamnesis were included. Anamnestic issues, sleep bruxism, anxiety, and chronic stress were assessed using validated questionnaires. Temporalis muscle activity was measured for four nights using a portable electromyographic device. Correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation (Spearman-correlation) between chronic stress and number of temporalis muscle episodes/hour and between anxiety and the number of episodes/hour.

Results

The analysis showed that the factors “work overload” (adulthood chronic stress because of too many demands at work) and “pressure to perform” (necessity to be successful at work) were significantly correlated with the number of temporalis muscle episodes per hour. In contrast, anxiety was not correlated with temporalis muscle episodes per hour.

Conclusions

Work-related chronic stress seems to be associated with an increased level of temporalis muscle activity during sleep.

Clinical relevance

During anamnesis, work-related aspects should be assessed in females presenting with sleep-bruxism.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Mrs. Malsch for the statistical support. The authors received no financial support and declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

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  1. Department of Prosthodontics, University of Würzburg, Im Pleicherwall 2, 97070, Würzburg, Germany

    Marc Schmitter, Alexandra Kares-Vrincianu & Hans Jürgen Schindler

  2. Private Dental Practice Network Saarland, Grumbachtalweg 9, 66121, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Alexandra Kares-Vrincianu & Horst Kares

  3. Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Carolin Malsch

  4. Research Group Biomechanics, Institute for Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

    Hans Jürgen Schindler

  5. Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Carolin Malsch

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Schmitter, M., Kares-Vrincianu, A., Kares, H. et al. Chronic stress and temporalis muscle activity in TMD patients and controls during sleep: a pilot study in females. Clin Oral Invest 23, 667–672 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-018-2474-2

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