Constructing the brief diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (bDC/TMD) for field testing.
Justin DurhamRichard OhrbachLene Baad-HansenStephen DaviesAntoon De LaatDaniela Godoi GoncalvesValeria V GordanJean-Paul GouletBirgitta Häggman-HenriksonMichael HortonMichail KoutrisAlan LawThomas ListLobbezoo FrankAmbra MichelottiDonald R NixdorfJuan Fernando OyarzoChris PeckChris PenlingtonKaren G RaphaelVivian SantiagoSonia SharmaPeter SvenssonCorine Mirjam VisscherYoshiki ImamuraPer Alstergrennull nullPublished in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2023)
The bDC/TMD represents a substantially reduced and likely expedited method to establish (grouping) diagnoses in TMDs. This may provide greater utility for settings requiring less granular diagnoses for the implementation of initial treatment, for example non-specialist general dental practice.