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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2025

Association Between Impacted Mandibular Third Molars and Temporomandibular Dysfunction: An Analysis Based on the Modified Helkimo Index.

Dorin Ioan Cocoș, Alexandru Vlasa, Sorana Maria Bucur, Mariana Păcurar, Kamel Earar

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. The effect of the presence of bruxism in school-age children on oral health and children's quality of life.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Dorin Ioan CocoșFaculty of Dental Medicine, "Dunărea de Jos" University, 800008 Galati, Romania.ORCID 0009-0003-6823-8138
Alexandru VlasaDepartment of Periodontology and Oral-Dental Diagnosis, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 38 Ghe. Marinescu Street, 540139 Târgu Mureș, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3883-0547
Sorana Maria BucurDepartment of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, "Dimitrie Cantemir" University of Târgu Mureș, 540545 Târgu Mureș, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5433-1137
Mariana PăcurarDepartment of Orthodontics, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 38 Ghe. Marinescu Street, 540139 Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Kamel EararFaculty of Dental Medicine, "Dunărea de Jos" University, 800008 Galati, Romania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Molar, ThirdTemporomandibular Joint DisordersTooth, ImpactedAdolescentAdultAge FactorsCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMandibleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSeverity of Illness Indeximpacted third molarsModified Helkimo Indexocclusal imbalancetemporomandibular dysfunction

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PMID40428808
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