The International journal of prosthodontics

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Int J Prosthodont · Mar 2008

Association between sociodemographic, behavioral, and medical conditions and signs of temporomandibular disorders across gender: results of the study of health in Pomerania (SHIP-0).

To examine whether there is a gender-dependent risk profile for signs of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in a population-based sample. ⋯ Except for some general health conditions and bruxism, the hypothesis of a gender-dependent risk profile for signs of TMD is partly supported. The results of this study indicate that TMD is a complex disorder associated with mixed etiologic factors between genders.

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