Salivary stress biomarkers and anxiety symptoms in children with and without temporomandibular disorders

• Main Authors: Fernanda Yukie KOBAYASHI (Author), Maria Beatriz Duarte GAVIÃO (Author), Maria Carolina Salomé MARQUEZIN (Author), Fernando Luiz Affonso FONSECA (Author), Ana Bheatriz Marangoni MONTES (Author), Taís de Souza BARBOSA (Author), Paula Midori CASTELO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), which are considered as a heterogeneous group of psychophysiological disturbances, remains a controversial issue in clinical dentistry. This study aimed to evaluate whether the salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), cortisol levels, and anxiety symp...