Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in postmenopausal women and relationship with pain and HRT

• Main Authors: Victor Ricardo Manuel Muñoz LORA (Author), Giancarlo De la Torre CANALES (Author), Leticia Machado GONÇALVES (Author), Carolina Beraldo MELOTO (Author), Celia Marisa Rizzatti BARBOSA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is higher in females, reaching their high peak during reproductive years, probably because of the action of some female hormones, which alter pain threshold. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of TMD in postmenopausal women and...