Women with more severe degrees of temporomandibular disorder exhibit an increase in temperature over the temporomandibular joint

• Main Authors: Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho (Author), Ana Cláudia de Souza Costa (Author), Amanda Carine Packer (Author), Ester Moreira de Castro (Author), Delaine Rodrigues-Bigaton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: The purpose of the present study was to correlate the degree of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) severity and skin temperatures over the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masseter and anterior temporalis muscles. Materials and methods: This blind cross-sectional study involved 60 women aged 18-...