Adapting the diagnostic definitions of the RDC/TMD to routine clinical practice: A feasibility study

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 955-962

  Hasanain, Fatin ^a   Durham, Justin ^a   Moufti, Adel ^a   Steen, Ian Nick ^b   Wassell, Robert W ^c  

^a Department of Restorative Dentistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Health and   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CEP TMD; Clinical tool; Physical TMD diagnosis; RDC TMD; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISLOCATION; EDENTULOUSNESS; FACE PAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE DISEASE; NECK MUSCLE; ORTHODONTICS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PALPATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOUND; STANDARD; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CALIBRATION; DISLOCATIONS; FACIAL PAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NECK MUSCLES; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOUND; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350043536     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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