Association between symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and gender, morphological occlusion, and psychological factors in a group of university students.

LR, Bonjardim; RJ, Lopes-Filho; G, Amado; RL Jr, Albuquerque; SR, Goncalves

doi:10.4103/0970-9290.52901

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Association between symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and gender, morphological occlusion, and psychological factors in a group of university students.

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Bonjardim LR

Lopes-Filho RJ

Amado G

Abstract

Aim The purpose of this study was to find out the prevalence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in a sample of university students and its relationship to gender, occlusion, and psychological factors.Materials and methods The sample comprised 196 subjects, aged 18-25 years. The TMD degree was evalu...

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