Subtyping Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders in a Primary Health Care Setting on the Basis of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders Axis II Pain-Related Disability: A Step Toward Tailored Treatment Planning?

Abstract

The results suggest that GCPS-related disability scoring can be used as a simple screening instrument in primary care settings to identify individuals with different, clinically relevant psychosocial subtypes.