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Rear-end impacts account for more than one-third of vehicle accidents, and nearly 40 % of these accidents produce whiplash injuries. Whiplash injury to the neck has often been considered a significant risk factor for the development of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) [1–4].
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Brunetta, E. (2014). Whiplash-Associated Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs). In: Alpini, D., Brugnoni, G., Cesarani, A. (eds) Whiplash Injuries. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5486-8_12
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