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Is there a higher prevalence of tinnitus in patients with temporomandibular disorders? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Mottaghi Ariyan,
MenéndezDíaz Iván,
Cobo Juan L.,
GonzálezSerrano José,
Cobo Teresa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/joor.12706
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , tinnitus , temporomandibular disorder , medline , systematic review , dentistry , audiology , temporomandibular joint , political science , law
Summary The aim of this study was to determine whether there exists a higher prevalence of tinnitus in patients with temporomandibular disorders ( TMD s) than in patients without TMD s. A systematic review was conducted in PubMed/ MEDLINE for articles published between January 1992 and April 2018 in accordance with the PRISMA statement. Studies were included in this review only if they assessed TMD s using the research diagnostic criteria ( RDC )/ TMD or DC / TMD . A total of five studies were included in the systematic review, and a random‐effects meta‐analysis of three of the studies was conducted. In all of the selected studies, the prevalence of tinnitus was higher in patients with TMD s (35.8% to 60.7%) than in patients without TMD s (9.7% to 26.0%). The odds ratio of suffering from tinnitus among patients with TMD s was 4.45 (95% CI 1.64‐12.11. P = 0.003). Thus, despite the limitations of the included studies, this review demonstrates that the prevalence of tinnitus in TMD patients is significantly higher than that in patients without TMD .