Psychological factors and the incidence of temporomandibular disorders in early adolescence

• Main Authors: Luciano José Pereira (Author), Tatiana Pereira-Cenci (Author), Stela Márcia Pereira (Author), Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury (Author), Glaucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano (Author), Antônio Carlos Pereira (Author), Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between psychological variables and the clinical diagnosis of temporomandbular disorders (TMD) in 12-year-old adolescents. TMD pain was assessed by RDC/TMD examination (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders) (Ax...