Importance of Standardized Palpation of the Human Temporomandibular Joint.

CONCLUSION: Application of a 2.0-kg stimulus around the lateral pole of the condyle is painful and unpleasant regardless of time of palpation. Application of a 1.0-kg stimulus for 5 seconds was found to be nonpainful and not unpleasant in healthy participants. Thus, this study supports the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD recommendation for standardized examination of the TMJ and indicates that referred sensation/pain is a common finding in healthy individuals. PMID: 30371686 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Orofacial Pain - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Oral Facial Pain Headache Source Type: research