Temporomandibular Disorders: Symptoms and Facial Pain in Orchestra Musicians in Finland

چکیده

The aim of this study was to investigate temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and the symptoms and facial pain of professional symphony orchestra musicians. Results of questionnaires from musicians in Sinfonia Lahti and in The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (n 1⁄4 73) showed that facial pain was common among orchestral musicians (30% of the musicians). The overall prevalence of the symptoms did not vary between the instrumentalist groups but indicated that the musicians playing different instruments had mixed susceptibilities to symptoms. In particular, night bruxism and sleep disturbances seemed to increase the number of symptoms of TMDs in wind players, whereas among string players sleep disturbances increased the occurrence of the symptoms. We conclude that unpleasant facial symptoms were prevalent in many of the professional musicians studied and, as such, may deserve attention as part of an occupational focus on health and wellness.