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Table 1 Abbreviations used in this review

From: Correlating estrogen replacement therapy and temporomandibular disorders: a comprehensive review following PRISMA principles and cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions

Term

Abbreviation used

Estrogen replacement therapy

ERT

Hormone replacement therapy

HRT

Craniomandibular index

CMI

Odds ratio

OR

Risk ratio

RR

Control group

CG

Confidence interval

CI

Temporomandibular disorders

TMD

Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders

RDC/TMD

Postmenopausal

PM

Visual analogue scale

VAS

Temporomandibular joint

TMJ