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| Author(s): |
de Felicio, Claudia Maria
[1]
;
Melchior, Melissa de Oliveira
[2]
;
Rodrigues Da Silva, Marco Antonio M.
[2, 3]
Total Authors: 3
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Otolaryngol & Opthalm Surg Cabeca & Pescoco, Fac Med, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dent Sch Ribeirao Preto, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Dent Ribeirao Preto, Dept Restorat Dent, TMJ Disorders Serv, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | CRANIO-THE JOURNAL OF CRANIOMANDIBULAR PRACTICE; v. 27, n. 1, p. 62-67, JAN 2009. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 11 |
| Abstract | |
The aims of this study were to analyze the criterion and construct validity of Part II of the protocol for multi-professional centers for the determination of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (ProTMDMulti) as a measure of TMD severity. The study was conducted on eight asymptomatic subjects (CG) and 30 subjects with articular TMD (TMDG), according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD). The ProTMDMulti-Part II was validated using the Helkimo Clinical Dysfunction Index (Di). The construct validity was tested using the analysis of the ability of ProTMDMulti-part II to differentiate the CG from the TMDG and to measure the changes that occurred in the TMDG between the period before and after TMD treatment. Correlations between the Di and the ProTMDMulti-Part II scores were calculated using the Spearman test. Inter- and intragroup comparisons were made (p<0.05). There was a statistically significant correlation between the Helkimo Clinical Dysfunction Index (Di) and the severity scores of the ProTMDMulti-Part II. There was a significant difference between TMDG and CG regarding the severity of signs and symptoms. The present study provides statistical evidence of the clinical validity of the ProTMDmulti-Part II as a measure of the severity of TMD symptoms. (AU) | |