Study population
The study included 30 patients (24 women and 6 men) who were diagnosed with TMJ-OA. The ages of the participants ranged from 22 to 64 years with an average age of 41.96 ± 11.50 years. The patients were separated into two groups. Of the 14 patients in the control group, 12 were female and 2 were male, and the mean age was 43.35 ± 11.10 years. Of the 16 patients in the TX group, 12 were female and 4 were male, and their average age was 40.75 ± 12.06 years. The gender distribution (Comparison of age and sex between groupsn: sample size; P: significance