Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline patient and temporomandibular disorder characteristics for all patients group and per systemic immune-inflammation index groups

From: High pretreatment systemic immune-inflammation index values are associated with diminished short-term success after temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis procedure

Characteristics

All patients (N = 136)

SII ≤ 526 (N = 81)

SII > 526 (N = 55)

P value

Median age, years (range)

34 (18–59)

35 (20–59)

33 (19–58)

0.81

Gender, N (%)

 Female

106 (77.9)

64 (79.0)

42 (76.4)

0.86

 Male

30 (22.1)

17 (21.0)

13 (23.6)

Presenting complaints, N (%)

 Pain

65 (47.8)

39 (48.1)

26 (47.3)

0.38

 Difficulty in mouth opening

45 (33.1)

29 (35.8)

16 (29.1)

 Both

26 (19.1)

13 (16.1)

13 (23.6)

Median jaw locking duration, day (95% CI)

7 (2.8–14)

8 (4–13)

6 (3–14)

0.22

Median pre-TMJA MMO, mm (95% CI)

24 (17.8–28.4)

22.6 (18.2–28.1)

24.7 (19.1–28.4)

0.34

Median pre-TMJA VAS (95% CI)

8 (6–9)

8 (7–9)

8 (6–9)

0.94

Muscle tenderness, N (%)

 Present

27 (19.9)

16 (19.8)

11 (20.0)

0.91

 Absent

109 (80.1)

65 (80.2)

44 (80.0)

Deviation during mouth opening, N (%)

 Present

44 (32.4)

28 (34.6)

16 (29.1)

0.52

 Absent

92 (67.6)

53 (65.4)

39 (70.9)

MRI findings, N (%)

 Unilateral DDwo-red

67 (49.3)

37 (45.7)

30 (54.5)

0.41

 Bilateral DDwo-red

69 (50.7)

44 (54.3)

25 (45.5)

Bruxism, N (%)

 Present

62 (45.6)

40 (50.6)

21 (38.2)

0.19

 Absent

74 (54.4)

40 (49.4)

34 (61.8)

  1. CI confidence interval, DDwo-red disc displacement without reduction, mm millimeter, MMO maximum mouth opening, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, SII systemic immune-inflammation index, TMD temporomandibular joint disorder, TMJA temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis, VAS visual analog scale