Kirveskari P, Alanen P, Karskela V, Kaitaniemi P, Holtari M, Virtanen T, Laine M
Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland.
Acta Odontol Scand. 1988 Oct;46(5):281-6. doi: 10.3109/00016358809004778.
Clinical signs of craniomandibular disorder, the mobility of the cervical spine, and neck-shoulder muscle tenderness were assessed or measured in a nonpatient sample of 57 and a patient sample of 76 subjects. Examinations performed after a 1-year interval showed that the frequency of signs of craniomandibular disorder had remained virtually unchanged. The functional state of the stomatognathic system was significantly associated with both mobility of the cervical spine and neck-shoulder muscle tenderness.
