To investigate for treatment effectiveness in different age groups of patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis who underwent a cycle of 5 weekly arthrocenteses plus hyaluronic acid injections. We implemented a retrospective study on 76 patients followed up for 1 year. Outcome variables were pain levels at rest and during chewing, subjective masticatory efficiency, functional limitation, perceived efficacy, and jaw range of motion. Three age groups of patients were identified, and treatment effectiveness was compared among groups by means of a multistrata permutation test. All the partial P values of the subtests related to the age groups, adjusted according to the close testing method for controlling multiplicity, were significant: P = .009 (aged <45 years), P = .001 (aged 45-65 years), and P = .001 (aged >65 years). For the younger age group, the treatment had a significant effect only on the pain at mastication and on the subjective efficacy. For the other age groups, the...
Treatment Effectiveness of Arthrocentesis Plus Hyaluronic Acid Injections in Different Age Groups of Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis
BONNINI, Stefano;
2012
Abstract
To investigate for treatment effectiveness in different age groups of patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis who underwent a cycle of 5 weekly arthrocenteses plus hyaluronic acid injections. We implemented a retrospective study on 76 patients followed up for 1 year. Outcome variables were pain levels at rest and during chewing, subjective masticatory efficiency, functional limitation, perceived efficacy, and jaw range of motion. Three age groups of patients were identified, and treatment effectiveness was compared among groups by means of a multistrata permutation test. All the partial P values of the subtests related to the age groups, adjusted according to the close testing method for controlling multiplicity, were significant: P = .009 (aged <45 years), P = .001 (aged 45-65 years), and P = .001 (aged >65 years). For the younger age group, the treatment had a significant effect only on the pain at mastication and on the subjective efficacy. For the other age groups, the...I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
