Association of climacterium with temporomandibular disorders at the age of 46 years - a cross-sectional study.

Eerika MursuJia YuElina KarjalainenSusanna SavukoskiMaarit NiinimäkiRitva NäpänkangasPaula PesonenPertti Pirttiniemi Aune Raustia

Published in: Acta odontologica Scandinavica (2022)

Among females at the age of 46 years, climacterium seems associated with TMD by increasing pain on palpation in TMJs, subjective symptoms, and clinical signs indicating degenerative changes in TMJs when using DC/TMD.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
sleep quality
pain management
physical activity
dendritic cells
neuropathic pain
risk factors
spinal cord