AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders

In order to resolve well-known problems arising from the lack of a comprehensive, reliable, valid and utilitarian taxonomy of common chronic pain conditions, the Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations Innovations Opportunities and Networks (ACTTION) public-private partnership has joined together with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and with the American Pain Society (APS) in order to develop an evidence-based taxonomy applicable to research and clinical management for diagnosing and classifying the most common chronic pain conditions.

Source: The Journal of Pain - April 17, 2019 Category: Materials Science Authors: Richard Ohrbach, Samuel F Dworkin Tags: Review Article Source Type: research