The length of the reporting period specified for items assessing pain and fatigue varies
among instruments. How the length of recall impacts the accuracy of symptom reporting is …

Objective. Because pain is the most commonly reported symptom of patients presenting to
temporomandibular disorders clinics, it is important to identify factors that modify the …

Objective: The aim of this study was to correlate degree of depression, somatization, and
chronic pain in asymptomatic women with clinical findings, using Research Diagnostic …

This report examined first onset rates of 5 common pain symptoms and assessed, on a
prospective basis, whether depressive symptoms at baseline were associated with onset …

Background Temporomandibular pain and jaw dysfunction can have a negative effect on
daily life, but these conditions are not well recognized in the health care systems. The …

Background Epidemiological studies of chronic pain frequently report high prevalence
estimates. However, there is little information about the development and natural course of …

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) consist of a heterogeneous family of musculoskeletal
disorders that represent the most common chronic orofacial pain condition. 15, 16, 57 …

Purpose: The objectives of this preliminary, longitudinal, and explorative cohort study were
to assess changes in and the onset of osteoarthrosis (OA)-related pain in the …

Case-control studies have documented clinical manifestations of chronic
temporomandibular disorder (TMD), whereas clinical predictors of TMD development are …

Papers in this issue investigate when and how putative risk factors influence development of
first-onset, painful temporomandibular disorder (TMD). The results represent first findings …