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Correlation between Temporomandibular Disorders and Leg-length Discrepancies: A Cross-sectional Study.

The journal of contemporary dental practice · Alqahtani AMA, Assiri KI, Chalikkandy SN, Koura GM, AlMoqbel RM, Habtar SK, Alahmad RM, Alhamid NZ, Alqahtani AA · 2025-12-01

Researchers examined 143 people to determine whether leg-length discrepancies were associated with temporomandibular disorders. While leg-length discrepancies were common, they showed no significant link to muscular or arthralgic TMD types, though a negative association was found with disc displacement disorders.

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