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Journal Article English Abstract Review Ppublish

PubMed: 40958643 DOI: 10.5177/ntvt.2025.06.24131

[Key points for good clinical practice in the field of temporomandibular disorders].

Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd 132(6):318-321

Authors: F Lobbezoo, C M Visscher, M Koutris, M C Verhoeff, A Al Jagshi, L Baad-Hansen, E Beecroft, T Bijelic, A Bracci, L Brinkmann, R Bucci, A Colonna, M Ernberg, N Giannakopoulos, S Gillborg, C S Greene, G Heir, A Kutschke, A Lövgren, A Michelotti, D R Nixdorf, L Nykänen, M Pigg, M Pollis, C C Restrepo, R Rongo, M Rossit, O I Saracutu, O Schierz, N Stanisic, M Val, U Voog-Oras, L Wrangstål, S D Bender, B Häggman-Henrikson, J Durham, D Manfredini

Affiliations

  • Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
  • Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates Department of Prosthodontics, Gerodontology and Dental Materials, Greifswald University Medicine, Germany.
  • Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
  • School of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and Newcastle Hospitals' NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • School of Dentistry, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Material Sciences, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Oral Sciences, School of Orthodontics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Orofacial Pain Section, School of Dentistry, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
  • Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and The Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Huddinge, Sweden.
  • Department of Prosthodontics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
  • Department of Prosthodontics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Department of Stomatognatic Physiology, Kalmar County Hospital, Kalmar, Sweden.
  • Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, USA.
  • Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Gävle County Hospital, Public Dental Health County Council of Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden.
  • Department of Odontology, Orofacial Pain and Jaw Dysfunction, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
  • Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain, School of Dentistry and Department of Radiology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
  • Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Malmö, Sweden.
  • CES-LPH Research Group, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia.
  • nstitute of Dentistry, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia.
  • Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Texas A and M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Abstract

'Temporomandibular disorders' is an umbrella term for disorders of the temporomandibular joints, the masticatory muscles, and the adjacent anatomical structures. On behalf of the International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology, this article gives an overview of key points for good clinical practice in the field of temporomandibular disorders. During an annual conference in March 2024, members of the aforementioned network drew up a list of 10 core principles. These core principles include knowledge about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders. They summarize the current standard of care for the treatment of such conditions and are in keeping with the need to help increase the expertise of dentists working in general practice and to prevent incorrect treatment. The core principles can be regarded as a starting point for other national and international organisations to use to develop guidelines and recommendations for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders.

MeSH

Dentistry, Therapeutics, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders