Biopsychosocial factors of the temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome. Relevance to restorative dentistry.
The biomedical and psychological models have failed to provide reliable diagnostic or treatment methods for TMPDS. A social dimension that combines salient physical and psychological data is an improvement over previous approaches to the problem. This article shows how biopsychosocial data can be applied to patients with TMPDS.
D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012803:Sick Role; D012919:Social Behavior; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy