The Contribution of Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea on the Transition from Acute to Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders and their Persistence: A Prospective 3-Month Cohort Study

ABSTRACTBackground Insomnia, and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), a surrogate marker of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), are common sleep-related conditions among painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients. OSA was found to increase the risk of chronic painful TMD.Aims This prospective coho...

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Main Authors: Sherif M. Elsaraj, Mervyn Gornitsky, Richard Hovey, Firoozeh Samim, Zovinar Der Khatchadourian, Ana Velly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-07-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Pain
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24740527.2023.2266738