Clinical Study

Biopsychosocial Aspects of Atypical Odontalgia

Table 3

Axis I clinical TMD conditions—Group 1.

Diagnostic criteria

(3.a) Myofascial pain
 (A) Report of pain or ache in the jaw, temples, face, periauricular area, or inside the ear at rest or during function
 (B) Pain reported by the subject in response to palpation of 3
 or more of the following muscle sites (right side and left side
 count as separated sites for each muscle):
  Posterior temporalis
  Middle temporalis
  Anterior temporalis
  Origin of masseter
  Body of masseter
  Insertion of masseter
  Posterior mandibular region
  Submandibular region
  Lateral pterygoid area
  Tendon of temporalis
(3.b) Myofascial pain with limited opening
 (A) Myofascial pain as defined in (3.a)
 (B) Pain-free unassisted mandibular opening of less than
 40 mm
 (C) Maximum assisted opening (passive stretch) of 5 or more mm greater than pain free unassisted opening