American academy of dental research (AADR) has come with a few suggestions on the treatment modalities of TMDs. It's concise and practical which can be considered in intriguing cases of TMDs. Check my blog post for details.
AADR's recommendations were based on a Biopsychosocial paradigm of TMD. It maintains that TMD is self limiting. As a clinician that exclusively treats TMD for over 20 years, I disagree with those recommendations. Evidence Based Dentistry is the overlap of 'evidence' including case series, clinician's judgement AND patient preferences. The attached paper should be of value in informing clinicians that want to help TMD patients get relief from their often debilitating symptoms. More information may also be found on our website MidwestHeadaches.com
Article TMD: The Great Controversy, Journal of the California Dental...
The said blog on AADR recommendations on TMD was written in 2011 before the new recommendations of the international RDC/TMD consortium network (J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2014 Winter; 28(1): 6–27) was published. This is a near complete take on TMD weighing highly on evidence.
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