Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 128, Issue 5, 609-614
Copyright © 1997 by American Dental Association
Patterns of TMJ surgery: evidence of sex differences
JJ Marbach,
GT Ballard,
MR Frankel,
and
KG Raphael
Department of Oral Pathology, Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103-2400, USA.
This study investigated the records from one insurance company's reimbursed claims for any TMD-related treatment. Females were disproportionately represented among those treated by surgical means.