Background The diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is based on patient
history and physical examination, and may require medical imaging. Masticatory muscle …

The aim of this investigation was to evaluate whether the pressure pain threshold (PPT) in
masticatory muscles of symptom‐free subjects was influenced by fluctuations of the sex …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the menstrual cycle
and oral contraceptive (OC) intake on the pressure pain threshold (PPT) of masticatory …

summary Once subjected to denture wearing, oral mucosa has to withstand mechanical
loads of various levels and durations. However, how this load affects oral mucosal sensitivity …

Aims: To compare the modulatory effects of tonic mechanical or thermal craniofacial painful
conditioning stimuli on pain sensitivity in craniofacial and spinal test sites in healthy men …

Background Recent research has shown a relationship of craniomandibular disability with
neck-pain-related disability has been shown. However, there is still insufficient information …

This study aimed to determine autonomic and jaw‐muscle activities, and haemodynamic
responses, to acute experimental mental stress in humans. Eleven healthy men (25.2±3.0 …

Early publications about painful musculoskeletal disorders of the jaw, with varying levels of
evidence, often referred to stress, oral parafunction, or both in combination as important …

Materials and Methods After providing informed consent, 39 asymptomatic subjects (16
women and 23 men) with a mean age of 15 years were studied. None had …

Results The associations of age and education to stress reports were calculated to estimate
the potential effects of background factors on rhe stress reports. Tbe level of patient …