The relationship between neck pain and cervical alignment in patients with temporomandibular disorders

• Published in: Cranio Vol. 38; no. 3; p. 174
• Main Authors: Coskun Benlidayi, MD, Ilke, Guzel, MD, Rengin, Tatli, PhD, Ufuk, Salimov, PhD, Fariz, Keceli, PhD, Onur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 03.05.2020
• Subjects: Cervical Vertebrae; Humans; Kyphosis; Lordosis; Neck Pain; Retrospective Studies; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; cervical sagittal alignment; Cervical spine alignment; cervical lordosis angle; temporomandibular pain; temporomandibular disorders
• ISSN: 2151-0903
• DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2018.1498181

: To elucidate the impact of neck pain on cervical alignment in patients with TMDs. : Patients diagnosed with TMDs between November 2013 and November 2015 were included. All subjects underwent lateral cervical X-ray evaluation and completed the RDC/TMD Axis II Biobehavioral Questionnaire for TMDs. Patients with neck pain also completed the Neck Pain & Disability Scale (NPDS). Cervical lordosis angle was measured according to C2-C7 Cobb's method. : The mean cervical lordosis angle of the whole group (  = 60) revealed hypolordosis (10.9 ± 12.7 . Cervical lordosis angle did not differ between patients with (  = 28) and without (  = 32) neck pain (12.2 ± 12.8 versus 9.8 ± 12.7 , respectively; = 0.46). TMD-related variables were not correlated with cervical alignment but were moderately correlated with NPDS score, with the exception of TMD-associated disability. : Patients with TMDs have hypolordotic cervical malalignment (tendency toward kyphosis) regardless of neck pain.