Title
Data analysis for differentiating temporo mandibular disorders (TMD) pain from tooth pain
Authors
Nishath Sayed Abdul
Affiliation
1Faculty of Oral Pathology, Department of OMFS and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
Nishath Sayed Abdul- E-mail: nishathsayed@riyadh.edu.sa
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received June 1, 2024; Revised June 30, 2024; Accepted June 30, 2024, Published June 30, 2024
Abstract
The factors differentiating temporomandibular disorders (TMD) pain from tooth pain is of interest to dentists. Prior to receiving therapy, participants answered the six-question TMD Pain Screener questionnaire. Applying validated Diagnostic Guidelines for TMD (DC/TMD), an orofacial pain specialist and endodontic resident with board certification performed endodontic and TMD examinations. In our study, sensitivity was higher for TMD screener regarding identification of all types of TMDs (0.94 (0.80-0.97), TMD pain not referring to teeth (0.94 (0.76-0.98), TMD pain referring to teeth only (0.94 (0.64-1.00)). TMD Pain Screener questionnaire can be applied in identification of TMDS in patient seeking endodontic therapy.
Keywords
Temporomandibular disorders, endodontic therapy, TMD pain screener questionnaire.
Citation
Sayed Abdul, Bioinformation 20(6): 674-677 (2024)
Edited by
Dr. Vini Mehta MDS
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
