Research Article
Impact of Temporomandibular Joint Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 2
Clinical findings in 33 patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement of rheumatoid arthritis.
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NRS: numerical rating scale to assess the impact of TMJ pain on the patients abilities to perform daily activities and on the quality of their life on a 0–10 NRS where 0 corresponded to “no impact of TMJ pain on daily activities/quality of life” and 10 corresponded to “maximum impact of the TMJ pain on daily activities/quality of life.” A NRS was also used to assess the TMJ pain intensity where 0 corresponded to “no pain” and 10 to “worst imaginable pain.” |