scholarly journals Widespread pain and pain intensity in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. A cross‐sectional comparison between smokers and non‐smokers

Nursing Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 942-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie‐Louise Karlsson ◽  
Ann‐Charlotte Elkan ◽  
Ingiäld Hafström
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Early Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Widespread Pain ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Temporomandibular disorders in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and at-risk individuals in the Dutch population: a cross-sectional study

RMD Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e001485
Author(s):  
Johanna M Kroese ◽  
Catherine M C Volgenant ◽  
Wim Crielaard ◽  
Bruno Loos ◽  
Dirkjan van Schaardenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Early Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Temporomandibular Disorders ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Joint Disease ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pain Diagnosis

ObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) and individuals at-risk of RA.Methods150 participants were recruited in three groups (50 per group): (1) patients with ERA (2010 EULAR criteria) (2) at-risk individuals and (3) healthy controls. All participants were tested for seropositivity of rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated protein antibodies. A possible TMD diagnosis was determined according to the standardised and validated diagnostic criteria for TMD (DC/TMD) in five categories: myalgia, arthralgia, articular disc displacement, degenerative joint disease and headache attributed to TMD. Results were tested for the prevalence of TMD (all categories combined) and TMD pain (myalgia and/or arthralgia). To investigate a possible role for bruxism, a probable sleep and/or awake bruxism diagnosis was determined based on self-report and several clinical features.ResultsThe prevalence of any TMD diagnosis did not differ between the three groups. However, at-risk individuals more often had a TMD-pain diagnosis than healthy controls (p=0.046). No such difference was found between the ERA group and the control group. However, within the ERA group, seronegative patients had a TMD-pain diagnosis more often than seropositive patients (4/12 (33%) vs 3/38 (8%), p=0.048). Participants with a TMD-pain diagnosis were more often diagnosed with probable sleep bruxism than those without a TMD-pain diagnosis.ConclusionThe prevalence of TMD pain is increased in individuals at-risk of RA and seronegative ERA patients, and is associated with bruxism signs and symptoms. These results suggest that health professionals should be alert to TMD pain in these groups.

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