The Diagnostic Value of Pressure Algometry for Temporomandibular Disorders
Table 7
Data for some cut-off points in algometry as discriminators for patients without symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction or with Di group I, II, or III.
Variable
Parameter
Sensitivity = specificity
Specificity = 95%
AUC (SEM)
Mean pain value1
Cut-off point
4.2 VAS
7.4 VAS
0.8572 (0.0531)
Sensitivity
74.9%
58.4%
Specificity
74.2%
95.3%
Accuracy
74.5%
68.1%
Mean absolute difference in pain between right and left side1
Cut-off point
1.7 VAS
4.1 VAS
0.8142 (0.0495)
Sensitivity
68.1%
42.3%
Specificity
68.4%
95.5%
Accuracy
68.2%
52.5%
Mean value for 12 measurement points. AUC: area under ROC curve, SEM: standard error of mean.