Assessing Dissociation In Craniomandibular Disorders Individuals

Use of Antianxiety and Antidepressant Drugs

Authors

  • Omar Franklin Molina MDS, PA, Post Doct in Orofacial Pain, Professor and Researcher, UNIRG, Gurupi-TO, Brazil;
  • Zeila Coelho Santos MDS in Orthodontics, Specialist in Orofacial Pain, Professor of Orofacial Pain, UNIRG, Gurupi-TO, Brazil;
  • Bruno Huber Simião DDS, MDS, Professor and Researcher in Prosthodontics, UNIRG, Gurupi-TO, Brazil;
  • Rogério Ferreira Marquezan MDS, Psychologist, Research Dean, UNIRG, Gurupi-TO, Brazil;
  • Ricardo Léllis Marçal DDS, MDS, Professor of Restorative Dentistry, UNIRG, Gurupi-TO, Brazil;
  • Juliana Romanelli Marçal DDS, MDS, Professor, Researcher Restorative Dentistry/Orofacial Pain, UNIRG, Gurupi-TO, Brazil;
  • Márllos Peres de Melo MDS, Statistician and Researcher, UNIRG, Gurupi, TO, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.2013.v21.8157

Keywords:

Craniomandibular Disorders, Dissociation, Drugs, Antidepressants

Abstract

Objective. Develop a system to classify frequency of dissociation in CMD/bruxers, and evaluate the use of antianxiety and antidepres­sant drugs. Method. History of sign/symptoms, clinical examina­tion, muscle /joint palpation, criteria for Craniomandibular disorders (CMDs), severities of bruxing behavior, and the Dissociative Experi­ence Scale (DES), in 243 CMD individuals and 43 controls. A sys­tem with scores from 0-10%, 11-19%, 20-29%, 30-39% and 40% or higher was used to classify CMD individuals and controls as present­ing no, mild, moderate, severe and very severe dissociation. Results. 73,3% and 30,2% CMD and non CMD controls subjects, respec­tively, demonstrated some degree of dissociation (p<0.0001). Mild and moderate dissociation (55% , 24,2%) occurred more frequently as compared to severe and very severe dissociation (11,8, 9%), in the CMD group. CMD and dissociation individuals demonstrated great­er use of antianxiety but not antidepressant drugs than those without ( 31%, 11,4%, p=0.04) and (62%, 40%, p=0,32). Use of antianxiety and antidepressant drugs increased with the severity of dissociation (p=0,009, p=0.04). Conclusions. Dissociation in CMD/bruxing be­havior individuals varied greatly, mild and moderate dissociation oc­curred more frequently, and antidepressants rather than antianxiety drugs were used more frequently in CMD and dissociation patients than in those CMD without dissociation.

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2013-09-30

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Molina OF, Santos ZC, Simião BH, Marquezan RF, Marçal RL, Marçal JR, et al. Assessing Dissociation In Craniomandibular Disorders Individuals: Use of Antianxiety and Antidepressant Drugs. Rev Neurocienc [Internet]. 2013 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 Dec. 17];21(3):369-76. Available from: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/neurociencias/article/view/8157