Group pain education is as effective as individual education in patients with chronic temporomandibular disorders.

Amrita Gokhale Tami YapNicole HeaphyMichael John McCullough

Published in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2020)

Patients with TMD can receive effective reduction of TMD-related pain and catastrophising from either group or individual education regarding neurophysiology of pain, TMD and relaxation techniques. Group education should accelerate time to commencement of care in large referral-based settings.

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