The Contribution of Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea on the Transition from Acute to Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders and their Persistence: A Prospective 3-Month Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Sherif M. Elsaraj (Author), Mervyn Gornitsky (Author), Richard Hovey (Author), Firoozeh Samim (Author), Zovinar Der Khatchadourian (Author), Ana Velly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACTBackground Insomnia, and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), a surrogate marker of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), are common sleep-related conditions among painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients. OSA was found to increase the risk of chronic painful TMD.Aims This prospective coho...