Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Oct 2014
Characteristics of 511 patients with temporomandibular disorders referred for physical therapy.
This study aimed (1) to identify the diagnostic subsets of a patient population with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) referred from dental professionals to a physical therapist (PT) in an outpatient physical therapy practice and (2) to use the characteristics of this TMD population to assist clinical decision making in the management of TMD. ⋯ PTs in an outpatient practice should be proficient in the use of the RDC/TMD. Characteristics identified with this patient population suggest that dentists should involve the services of PTs early in the management of patients with TMD and cervical symptoms.