title: Recommendations by the EACD for examination, diagnosis, and management of patients with temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain by the general dental practitioner.
abstract: The Council of the European Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders charged the Educational Committee with the task of establishing Guidelines and Recommendations for the examination, diagnosis, and management of patients with temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain by the general dental practitioner. It was not their purpose to present a thorough and critical review of the vast amount of literature available but to summarize the at-present generally accepted clinical approach. These recommendations are based as much as possible on scientific evidence and on sound clinical judgment in cases where only partial evidence or contradictory data were found.
authors.affiliation: Educational Committee, Council of the European Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: De Boever
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nilner
authors.forename: J-D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Orthlieb
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Steenks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008487:Medical History Taking; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010808:Physical Examination; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics