Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 123, Issue 12, 49-55
Copyright © 1992 by American Dental Association
A year of chronic TMPDS: relating patient symptoms and pain intensity
KG Raphael
and
JJ Marbach
Columbia University, School of Public Health (epidemiology), New York, NY 10032.
Pain intensity among 136 women with TMPDS was compared with the signs and symptoms of TMPDS. Most masticatory muscle pain was related to TMPDS pain intensity. Clicking, restricted mandibular range and evidence of tooth grinding were not related to pain intensity.