A Biochemical Measure of Stress in Patients with Myofascial Pain-Dysfunction Syndrome
- 1 September 1972
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 51 (5) , 1464-1466
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345720510053501
Abstract
Measurement of urinary catecholamine and 17-hydroxy steroid levels showed that patients with myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome are under greater emotional stress than control individuals. These findings support the psychophysiologic theory of the etiology of this syndrome.Keywords
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