Age and Gender, but Not Pain are Associated with Pressure Pain Thresholds in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Yunhao ZhengRui ZhuChu-Qiao XiaoQiaoyu ChengYifei LongXueman ZhouShilong ZhangJun WangXin Xiong

Published in: Journal of pain research (2023)

PPTs in the orofacial region are associated with gender and age in TMD patients. Pain duration and intensity show no significant correlations with PPTs in TMD patients. Researchers and dentists should take age and gender into account when using PPTs as auxiliary diagnostic indicators for PT.

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