Association of functional state of stomatognathic system with mobility of cervical spine and neck muscle tenderness

Abstract

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.

Key Words:

• Occupational cervicobrachial disorder
• temporomandibular joint dysfunction