ArticleScientific reports2026
Comparison of socioeconomic and psychosocial profiles between Brazilian and Swedish women with temporomandibular disorders.
Article in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are highly affected by psychological factors and may also be associated with socioeconomic disadvantages. This study aimed to investigate whether psychosocial and demographic factors of women with TMD differ between two countries with different socioeconomic development levels. 300 women with myogenous TMD in Brazil (n = 141) and Sweden (n = 159) were characterized regarding sociodemographic and psychological data and were clinically examined according to Axis I and II of the diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders. The cohorts were compared regarding demographics, characteristic pain intensity, pain interference, the presence of widespread pain, oral parafunctions, limitations in jaw function, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and non-specific physical symtoms. Data analysis included Mann-Whitney U-Test, Chi-square test, and Fisher’s exact test (p < 0.05). Bonferroni test for multiple comparisons was also applied (p < 0.01). Sociodemographic data revealed differences in body mass index (BMI), marital status, education level, and employment status (p < 0.05), with higher BMI, greater frequency of single marital status, and higher education level in the Brazilian cohort. The Swedish cohort showed higher levels of pain interference, greater limitations in jaw function, and more frequent widespread pain (p < 0.05), while anxiety levels were higher in the Brazilian cohort (p < 0.05). Characteristic pain intensity, oral parafunctions, depression, and non-specific symptoms did not differ between cohorts (p > 0.05). There were both differences and similarities in psychological and sociodemographic factors between the two TMD cohorts in Brazil and Sweden. The comprehensive assessment of TMD diagnoses, psychosocial and demographic characteristics may help to guide TMD care and future research in countries with different socioeconomic contexts.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.