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. 2026 Feb 13;14(2):424. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines14020424
ANOVA One-way analysis of variance
ASDAS Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score
AUC Area under the receiver operating characteristics curve
BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
CI Confidence interval
CRP C-reactive protein
DAPSA Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis
DCs Dendritic cells
DC/TMD Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders
DD Disc displacement
ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
GAD-7 General Anxiety Disorder 7
GCPSV 2.0 Graded Chronic Pain Scale version 2.0
ID Internal derangement
IL Interleukin
ILC3 Innate lymphoid cells 3
IL12/23 p40 Free common protein 40 subunit of interleukin -12 and IL-23
JFLS-20 Jaw Function Limitation Scale 20
MMP-3 Matrix metalloproteinase-3
m.o. Microorganism
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
n Number of patients
OBC Oral Behaviors Checklist
OR Odds ratio
PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire 9
PHQ-15 Patient Health Questionnaire 15
ROC Receiver operating characteristic curve
SJC Sore joint count
SwJC Swollen joint count
SpA Spondyloarthritis
Th T helper
TMD Temporomandibular disorder
TMJ Temporomandibular joint
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VAS Visual analogue scale