Lead Sponsor

University of Zagreb

Collaborators

Age

All ages

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

•Reported pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and/or masticatory muscles persists for more than 3 months.
•Spontaneous pain \>30 mm on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at the time of the first examination.
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•Loss of posterior teeth leads to loss of occlusal support zones.
•Posterior removable dentures.
•Poor oral hygiene or periodontal disease.
•Orofacial pathology unrelated to TMD diagnosis.
•Acute pain (duration \<3 months).
•History of head and neck trauma.
•Headache not related to TMD (according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, ICHD-II).
•Pain caused by fibromyalgia.
•Systemic diseases or diagnosed psychiatric disorders.
•History of pain medication abuse or current substance abuse.
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