Psychological factors and the incidence of temporomandibular disorders in early adolescence

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...

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Main Authors: Luciano José Pereira, Tatiana Pereira-Cenci, Stela Márcia Pereira, Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury, Glaucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano, Antônio Carlos Pereira, Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2009-06-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000200011