Proposed International Consensus on Non-Technical Descriptions of Painful Temporomandibular Disorders for Global Burden of Disease Assessment - Takeaways - DentalSpire

Proposed International Consensus on Non-Technical Descriptions of Painful Temporomandibular Disorders for Global Burden of Disease Assessment

  • By

  • A. Lövgren

  • P. Liv

  • J. R. Allison

  • L. Baad-Hansen

  • E. V. Beecroft

  • S. Bergman

  • T. Bijelic

  • R. Bucci

  • A. Böthun

  • N. Christidis

  • A. Colonna

  • R. Draghici

  • M. Drangsholt

  • J. Durham

  • M. Ernberg

  • N. N. Giannakopoulos

  • D. A. G. Gonçalves

  • B. Groenke

  • M. Jusakos

  • F. Lobbezoo

  • E. S. P. Lua

  • G. Lunecke

  • A. Malysa

  • D. Manfredini

  • C. Marpaung

  • A. Michelotti

  • E. Moana-Filho

  • B. Moreno

  • E. Nilsson

  • D. R. Nixdorf

  • L. Nykänen

  • J. F. Oyarzo

  • C. C. Peck

  • C. Penlington

  • C. Restrepo

  • R. Rongo

  • O. Schierz

  • N. Stanisic

  • C. M. Visscher

  • M. Wieckiewicz

  • X. Xiong

  • Y.Y. Xu

  • C. Yanez

  • B. Häggman-Henrikson

  • P. Svensson

  • March 17, 2026

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    Painful temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) affect approximately 1 in 10 adults and are the leading cause of chronic orofacial pain.

  • 2

    TMDs are associated with impaired oral function, reduced quality of life, and comorbidities like anxiety and sleep disturbances.

  • 3

    The Global Burden of Disease initiative aims to quantify health loss, but TMDs are often excluded from major epidemiological datasets.

  • 4

    To include TMDs in GBD measures, standardized case definitions and lay descriptions must be developed to assess disability weights.

  • 5

    The consensus process for TMD lay descriptions involved terminology alignment and expert discussions to ensure accurate representation.

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Proposed International Consensus on Non-Technical Descriptions of Painful Temporomandibular Disorders for Global Burden of Disease Assessment

  • by A. Lövgren, P. Liv, J. R. Allison, L. Baad-Hansen, E. V. Beecroft, S. Bergman, T. Bijelic, R. Bucci, A. Böthun, N. Christidis, A. Colonna, R. Draghici, M. Drangsholt, J. Durham, M. Ernberg, N. N. Giannakopoulos, D. A. G. Gonçalves, B. Groenke, M. Jusakos, F. Lobbezoo, E. S. P. Lua, G. Lunecke, A. Malysa, D. Manfredini, C. Marpaung, A. Michelotti, E. Moana-Filho, B. Moreno, E. Nilsson, D. R. Nixdorf, L. Nykänen, J. F. Oyarzo, C. C. Peck, C. Penlington, C. Restrepo, R. Rongo, O. Schierz, N. Stanisic, C. M. Visscher, M. Wieckiewicz, X. Xiong, Y.Y. Xu, C. Yanez, B. Häggman-Henrikson, P. Svensson

  • March 17, 2026

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