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Statistical Approaches to Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders ResearchFundamentals

Statistical Approaches to Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders Research: Fundamentals [This chapter, introductory in nature, is likely the core part of the book. It summarizes the available knowledge on temporomandibular disorders (TMD), a heterogeneous group of orofacial pain conditions that are the main subject of most investigations described and commented throughout the book. TMD are gaining attention from several medical professions, with more than 15,000 citations listed in the medline database at the end of the year 2013. This specific field of expertise is going through an epochal change because, after decades of mechanicistic approaches to their diagnosis and treatment, which were based on the correction of dental occlusion abnormalities, there is now consensus that TMD are musculoskeletal disorders requiring a multidimensional approach. Consequently, such a very complex field may reflect in several different types of investigations depending on the aims that are pursued. Also, the validity of findings is conditioned by the validity of the statistical design. In particular, several strategies can be identified to perform studies on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease. In this chapter, a brief introduction to the importance of choosing the right statistical approach in the design of dental research is followed by the description of the current concepts on TMD clinics. This may serve as a fundamental basis for the readers to get through the different example investigations strategies that are described in the following chapters with more specific contents.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Statistical Approaches to Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders ResearchFundamentals

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Springer New York
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978-1-4939-0875-2
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[This chapter, introductory in nature, is likely the core part of the book. It summarizes the available knowledge on temporomandibular disorders (TMD), a heterogeneous group of orofacial pain conditions that are the main subject of most investigations described and commented throughout the book. TMD are gaining attention from several medical professions, with more than 15,000 citations listed in the medline database at the end of the year 2013. This specific field of expertise is going through an epochal change because, after decades of mechanicistic approaches to their diagnosis and treatment, which were based on the correction of dental occlusion abnormalities, there is now consensus that TMD are musculoskeletal disorders requiring a multidimensional approach. Consequently, such a very complex field may reflect in several different types of investigations depending on the aims that are pursued. Also, the validity of findings is conditioned by the validity of the statistical design. In particular, several strategies can be identified to perform studies on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease. In this chapter, a brief introduction to the importance of choosing the right statistical approach in the design of dental research is followed by the description of the current concepts on TMD clinics. This may serve as a fundamental basis for the readers to get through the different example investigations strategies that are described in the following chapters with more specific contents.]

Published: May 31, 2014

Keywords: Sample Size Calculation; Myofascial Pain; Sham Acupuncture; Orofacial Pain; Visual Analogue Scale Rating

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