Sex differences in pain and psychosocial burden in adolescent temporomandibular disorders.

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the differences in pain levels and psychosocial issues related to temporomandibular disorders in adolescents based on sex.
• Compared pain intensity and psychosocial burden among adolescent males and females with TMD and headaches.
• Evaluated correlations between pain intensity and symptoms of anxiety and depression in males with TMD.
• Adolescent females show greater overall pain and psychosocial burden than males.
• In adolescent males with TMD, pain intensity is more closely linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression.