ReviewClinical oral investigations2026
The DC/TMD Conundrum.
Review in Clinical oral investigations, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
objectiveThe goal of any disease classification system, based on the core principles of translational and evidence-based medicine, is to develop management plans that provide appropriate high-quality patient care based on accurate diagnoses, according to the core principles of translational medicine. MATERIALS AND
methodsWithin these premises, the current classification schemes that are available in the field of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) practice are hardly clinically useful and patient oriented. The publication of the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) is a milestone achievement that serves as a foundation of the discipline, but it clearly lacks the needed impact on the everyday practice and treatment planning. From being the potential solution to the necessity of standardizing TMD classification, the DC/TMD became an enigma in search of a solution: how to progress and move on to embed current evidence-based knowledge into a diagnostic and classification schemes that can be adopted both for academic and clinical purposes?
resultsThis manuscript provides an overview of the reasons why the time has come to rethink, reconceptualize and reconfigure the currently accepted concepts and develop concepts based on the current body of evidence that provide improved clinical usefulness and medical semantics.
conclusionsThere will be a long and difficult task ahead, but it is time to get to work and try solving the DC/TMD conundrum for the advancement of our field and enhanced care for our patients. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The field of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders is constantly evolving, and the need for patient-oriented, clinical-friendly classification systems that facilitate treatment plan is emerging.
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