Purpose: to investigate the presence of Temporomandibular Disorder, headache and neck pain and muscle pain threshold of cervical muscles in nursing professionals exposed to occupational stress. Methods: 43 women were evaluated for the presence and severity of Temporomandibular Disorder using the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder instrument and Temporomandibular Dysfunction Index, respectively. Furthermore, they were evaluated for the pain threshold to pressure on the cervical muscles by algometry and for the presence of headache and neck pain.