Orofacial pain prospective evaluation and risk assessment study–the OPPERA study

W Maixner, L Diatchenko, R Dubner, RB Fillingim… - The journal of Pain, 2011 - jpain.org
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) consist of a heterogeneous family of musculoskeletal
disorders that represent the most common chronic orofacial pain condition. 15, 16, 57
Debilitating forms of TMD are associated with persistent pain in the region of the
temporomandibular joint, the periauricular region, and muscles of the head and neck. 15,
16, 57 Five percent of US adults in the 2002 National Health Interview Survey reported TMD-
type pain (6% of women, and 3% of men), 35 while an examination/survey of a …