Kaye L B, Moran J H, Fritz M E
J Periodontol. 1979 Feb;50(2):55-8. doi: 10.1902/jop.1979.50.2.55.
A large group of patients (236) was examined for myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome. The parameters used for diagnosis of the syndrome were pain and tenderness in the head and neck muscles and temporomandibular joint, joint sounds, and limited function. It was found that the demographic profile of our patient population did not vary greatly from those reported previously in other studies. However, we did examine more details of the patients' backgrounds than any other single study. The relationships of age, sex, occupation, marital status, emotional stress, and head trauma were discussed.
对一大组患者（236名）进行了肌筋膜疼痛功能障碍综合征检查。用于诊断该综合征的参数包括头颈部肌肉和颞下颌关节的疼痛与压痛、关节弹响以及功能受限。结果发现，我们患者群体的人口统计学特征与之前其他研究报告的并无太大差异。然而，我们确实比其他任何单项研究都更详细地考察了患者的背景情况。讨论了年龄、性别、职业、婚姻状况、情绪压力和头部外伤之间的关系。
