The Journal of the American Dental Association
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Referred pain is prevalent in the craniofacial region, and it would be helpful for dental practitioners to have drawings delineating regions with a high probability for a patient's referred pain source. ⋯ Practitioners should consider craniofacial pain's propensity for referral when treating patients with TMD. Practitioners can use the figures presented to determine regions of high probability for a patient's referred pain source.