Hyaluronic Acid Injections in Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis

Prediction Models for Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis 1 and 6 Months After Arthrocentesis with Hyaluronic Acid Injections.

Article specifications

This clinical study was published in 2018 in Journal of J Oral Facial Pain Headache. (IF 2015:3.12) by Indian dentists. The aim of this study was to develop models for prognostic prediction of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) for patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) at 1- and 6-month follow-ups after arthrocentesis treatment with hyaluronic acid (HA) injections once a week for 4 weeks. 510 and 463 adult patients were included in the 1- and 6-month follow-ups, respectively. Patient characteristics and history, clinical examinations, and questionnaires were recorded as potential predictors at start of treatment, and all patients underwent an identical treatment protocol.

 

Results

Several predictors were found to be significantly associated with patients' OHRQoL after treatment. Both prediction models may be reliable and valid for clinicians to predict a patient's risk of low OHRQoL at follow-up, so the models may be useful for clinicians in decision-making for patient management and for informing the patient.