Orofacial pain in juvenile idiopathic arthritis is associated with stress as well as psychosocial and functional limitations

• Main Authors: Alexandra Dimitrijevic Carlsson (Author), Kerstin Wahlund (Author), Erik Kindgren (Author), Thomas Skogh (Author), Carin Starkhammar Johansson (Author), Per Alstergren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate relations between psychosocial factors, signs and symptoms of orofacial pain and jaw dysfunction in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods Forty-five patients with JIA (median age 12 years) and 16 healthy matched contro...