Chronic pain and weather conditions in patients suffering from temporomandibular disorders: A pilot study

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 56-64

  Edefonti, Valeria ^a   Bravi, Francesca ^a,b   Cioffi, Iacopo ^c   Capuozzo, Riccardo ^c   Ammendola, Lucia ^c   Abate, Giancarlo ^d   Decarli, Adriano ^a,e   Ferraroni, Monica ^a   Farella, Mauro ^f   Michelotti, Ambra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Società Tecnologie Biomediche   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

chronic pain; myofascial pain of the masticatory muscles; temporomandibular disorders; visual analogue scale; weather conditions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; WEATHER;

EID: 84857743120     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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