Recalibration improves inter-examiner reliability of TMD examination

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 146-152

  List, Thomas ^a   John, Mike T ^b,c   Dworkin, Samuel F ^c   Svensson, Peter ^d,e  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calibration; Classification; Reliability; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; RELIABILITY; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; DISLOCATIONS; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALPATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUND; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 33646671956     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350500483137     Document Type: Article

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