Malocclusion Complexity in Patients with Myofascial Pain with or without Mouth-Opening Limitation: A Case-Control Study.

Iván Daniel Zúñiga-Herrera José Rubén Herrera-Atoche Fernando Javier Aguilar-Perez Mauricio Escoffié-Ramírez

Published in: BioMed research international (2022)

Females had greater risk of myofascial pain without mouth-opening limitation. As the complexity of the malocclusion increases, so do the odds of presenting myofascial pain without mouth-opening limitation. Myofascial pain with mouth-opening limitation frequently coexists with depression and chronic pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
sleep quality