Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders: A Pharmaco-Gender Dilemma

摘要: Gender is the biggest risk factor in development of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and orofacial pain. differences pain thresholds, temporal summation, expectations, somatic awareness exist patients with chronic TMD or There are gender pharmacokenetics pharmacodynamics medications used to treat A better understanding mechanisms that contribute increased incidence persistence females needed. Future research will elucidate sex effects on factors protect against developing prevent debilitating Gender-based treatments for treatment evolve from translational stimulated by this knowledge.