Leonardo Neves

Hormonal imbalances and neuroendocrine influences in temporomandibular disorders: A scoping review of the evidence

Background Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) display a marked female predominance and fluctuate across reproductive stages, suggesting hormonal and neuroendocrine contributions.Objectives To map the evidence on hormonal imbalances and neuroendocrine influences in TMD across six d...

Protocol and supplementary materials: Music-based interventions and chronic temporomandibular disorder pain: a critical review

Background: Music-based interventions have been associated with small reductions in pain in chronic pain populations, but evidence is heterogeneous and comparators rarely control for attention or expectation. Whether these findings apply to chronic temporomandibular disorder (TMD...