POST-COVID-19 CLINICAL AND AUDIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT (TMJ) DYSFUNCTIONS

Abstract

This study describes the clinical and audiological manifestations observed in patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunctions that developed after COVID-19 infection. During the research, patients were examined using primary and supplementary diagnostic methods. Gender- and age-related differences, as well as characteristics associated with auditory system involvement in TMJ dysfunction, were analyzed. Possible risk factors contributing to the development of TMJ pathologies were also identified.