The Impact of Wearing a Face Mask during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Temporomandibular Joint: A Radiological and Questionnaire Assessment

Aim Several health problems have been reported to be triggered or facilitated by prolonged mask usage during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While wearing a face mask, people tend to push their jaws forward and downward in a repetitive manner to hold their masks in the right positi...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Main Authors:	Moath Zuhour, Majid Ismayilzade, Mehmet Dadacı, Bilsev Ince
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2022-02-01
Subjects:	covid-19 pandemic face mask temporomandibular disorder surgical mask
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1743131