Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD)
The Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) is a comprehensive, evidence-based diagnostic system for identifying and classifying temporomandibular disorders (TMD)—a group of painful and functional conditions affecting the jaw joint, muscles of mastication, and related structures. Originally developed in 1992 by Schiffman and colleagues and updated to the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (DC/TMD) in 2014, the RDC/TMD is the international gold standard for TMD diagnosis in research and clinical practice. It combines structured patient history, pain questionnaires, and standardized clinical examination to reliably diagnose muscle disorders, intra-articular disorders, and headache associated with TMD.
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- Schiffman, E., Ohrbach, R., Truelove, E., Look, J., Anderson, G., Goulet, J.-P., & Drangsholt, M. (2014). Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (DC/TMD) for clinical and research applications: Recommendations of the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network and Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache, 28(1), 6-27. DOI: 10.11607/jop.1223 ↗