Accumulating evidence reveal important applications of endogenous pain modulation
assessment in healthy controls and in patients in clinical settings, as dysregulations in the …

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) represent a group of musculoskeletal conditions
involving the temporomandibular joints (TMJ), the masticatory muscles and associated …

Abnormal endogenous pain modulation was suggested as a potential mechanism for
chronic pain, ie, increased pain facilitation and/or impaired pain inhibition underlying …

Traditionally, osteoarthritis (OA) is diagnosed with the clinical examination supplemented by
the conventional radiography (CR). In the research literature, the role of ultrasound (US) …

Background Determining the somatosensory and psychosocial profile of patients with
painful temporomandibular joint (TMJ) clicking can help to understand the pain mechanisms …

Objective To study and estimate the impact of clinical, somatosensory, and psychosocial
variables associated with the concomitant presence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain …

Aims: To propose a visual method to screen and assess psychosocial functioning in
temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain patients in comparison with age-and gender …

The aim of the study was to evaluate whether a reduced pain threshold is associated with
increased temporomandibular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared to psoriatic …

Background Central sensitization (CS) and temporomandibular disorder (TMD) are both
associated with insomnia. Therefore, the authors aimed to investigate whether insomnia was …

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients can present clinically significant jaw pain
fluctuations which can be debilitating and lead to poor global health. The Graded Chronic …