Severity of irritable bowel syndrome in patients with temporomandibular disorders: A case-control study

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Background: To assess the risk and severity of IBS in a population of TMD patients. Materials and Methods: Subjects for the study group were recruited from patients attending the Dental Clinic. Health controls (HC) were recruited among patients' friends and clinic staff. All subjects filled in the RDC/TMD questionnaire and the ROME III questionnaire for the diagnosis of IBS. The IBS Severity Scoring System (IBS-SSS) was used to evaluate the severity of each case of IBS. Categorical variables were compared through the Chi square test. The risk of having abdominal pain was analysed using logistic regression. Results. Twenty-two (46.8%) cases of IBS were diagnosed among TMD patients, whereas only 4 (11.4%) were in the HC group. This difference was statistically significant (χ2(1)=11.6; p

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Mobilio, N., Iovino, P., Bruno, V., & Catapano, S. (2019). Severity of irritable bowel syndrome in patients with temporomandibular disorders: A case-control study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, 11(9), e802–e806. https://doi.org/10.4317/jced.55649

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