The newly published DC/TMD1 is an important mile-stone in the quest for evidenced-based
and specific criteria for TMD problems. It represents a manyyears-long achievement with …

This chapter focuses on masticatory muscle myofascial pain (MMP) and tension-type
headaches (TTH) and examines their relationships to each other and to fibromyalgia (FM) …

Although orofacial pain is a relatively new discipline in dentistry, its management has been
part of the dental profession since the beginning of the 19th century. The orofacial region is …

Aims: To investigate the course of myofascial pain defined by Research Diagnostic Criteria
for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) over a period of 5 years, and to identify …

Myogenous temporomandibular disorders (or masticatory myalgia) are characterized by
pain and dysfunction that arise from pathologic and functional processes in the masticatory …

The subject of myofascial pain (MFP) is a controversial one, and even its existence has been
questioned." The subject is controversial because the symptoms are all subjective, there are …

Orofacial pain is a common symptom experienced by approximately one-quarter of the adult
population and is most often caused by myofascial pain. In contrast to other postural body …

Objective: The purpose of the present paper is to describe the presentation of persistent
orofacial muscle pain, also commonly referred to as myofascial temporomandibular …

In this study, relevant cases were retrospectively reviewed to identify patients who were
diagnosed as suffering from myofascial pain only according to the research diagnostic …

Persistent pain in the masticatory muscles, which is usually labelled as masticatory
myofascial pain (MMP), is a common temporomandibular disorder (TMD) whose clinical …