title: Future directions in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal facial pain: the role of evidence-based care.
abstract: Evidence-based care, using principles of clinical epidemiology, promises to alter the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal facial pain. With use of a set of "rules of evidence," research studies may be rigorously evaluated. Clinicians can master this methodology, which may usher in a paradigm shift in clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Biology, and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Marbach
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Raphael
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures