Evaluation of pain threshold upon palpation of the masticatory muscles in women with temporomandibular disorder according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria of Temporomandibular Disorders

ABSTRACT Purpose: to evaluate the pain threshold upon palpation of the masticatory muscles in women with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria of Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD). Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted involving the evaluation...

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Published in:	Revista CEFAC
Main Authors:	Carolina Marciela Herpich, Fabiano Politti, Cid Andre Fidelis de Paula Gomes, Igor Phillip dos Santos Gloria, Ana Paula Amaral, Maitê de Freitas Rocha de Souza Amaral, Graciela Herpich, Sandra Bussadori Kalil, Tabajara de Oliveira Gonzalez, Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Motricidade Orofacial - ABRAMO
Subjects:	Transtornos da Articulação Temporomandibular Modalidades de Fisioterapia Síndromes da Dor Miofascial
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462018000200175&lng=en&tlng=en