Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) vs Children and adolescents without JIA (healthy peers)
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD), TMJ arthritis/involvement and orofacial pain · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
TMD and TMJ arthritis/involvement (and orofacial pain) were consistently reported more frequently in children/adolescents with JIA than in healthy peers, though several studies had small samples; no pooled estimate (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
- Oral health in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2019 All outcomesLatvia, Egypt, Sweden and United Kingdom (Al-Shwaikh 2016, Abdul-Aziez 2010, Mohammed 2012, Leksell 2012, Ahmed 2004)TMJ arthritis, TMJ involvement and TMD were coherently reported more frequently among children with JIA than healthy peers [35-38] (TMJ dysfunction also in [22]); e.g., higher frequency of condylar surface flattening…5 studies · 367 participantsGRADE not reported