Depression and Anxiety as Predictors of Pain and Sensory Thresholds in Adults with and Without Temporomandibular Disorder: A Case–Control Study
Depression is independently associated with reduced pain thresholds in both TMD and healthy subjects. Anxiety is specifically linked to sensory threshold reduction in TMD patients. These findings underscore the need to integrate psychological assessment in chronic orofacial pain management.
Authors
- Shahnawaz Khijmatgar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9177-3505)
- Andrea Sardella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4491-4640)
- Alessandro Marchesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9533-3917)
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- Ospedale San Paolo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_236_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.14