Open AccessRole of female reproductive hormones estrogen and progesterone in temporomandibular disorder in female patients
Author(s) -
Santosh Patil,
Nidhi Yadav,
Mohammed Assayed Mousa,
Abdalwhab Alzwiri,
Mohamed Kassab,
Rajesh Kumar Sahu,
Satish Chuggani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-2541
pISSN - 2249-4987
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4987.172492
Subject(s) - estrogen , luteal phase , menstrual cycle , endocrinology , medicine , hormone
Aim: The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of female reproductive hormones estrogen and progesterone in temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in female patients. Materials and Methods: Serum estrogen and progesterone levels of 200 female participants who had varying grades of TMD were measured by enzyme immunoassay competition method in the luteal phase of menstrual cycle. Results: Mean serum concentration of estrogen was 302.1 ± 3.16 pg/mL, and the mean serum concentration of progesterone was 1.68 ± 38.3 ng/mL. Mean serum levels of estrogen and progesterone increased with increasing severity of TMD.Conclusion: Increased serum levels of estrogen and progesterone with increased grade of severity of TMD suggest role of these hormones as etiological factors for TMD