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Mapping the Global Landscape of Temporomandibular Disorder Research across Longitudinal Cohorts: A Scoping Review.

Journal of dentistry · Cao Z, Han P, Yi Y, Wang J, Park JW, Xiong X · 2026-09-29

This scoping review synthesized findings from 110 reports across 21 longitudinal cohorts worldwide and identified psychosocial distress, sleep problems, parafunctional habits, and concurrent pain conditions as associated with subsequent TMD development or persistence, while occlusal factors showed limited associations.

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