Dworkin S F
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1994 Jul;125(7):856-63. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1994.0212.
Temporomandibular disorders remain a poorly understood but related collection of clinical syndromes involving pain and function limitations. This article discusses TMD from the perspective of a chronic pain illness, which shares some features found in common chronic pain conditions, such as tension headache and benign back pain. From these perspectives, TMD may be viewed as a self-limiting chronic pain illness not associated with progressive physical deterioration.
颞下颌关节紊乱病仍然是一组了解甚少但相关的临床综合征，涉及疼痛和功能受限。本文从慢性疼痛疾病的角度探讨颞下颌关节紊乱病，它具有一些常见慢性疼痛病症（如紧张性头痛和良性背痛）所共有的特征。从这些角度来看，颞下颌关节紊乱病可被视为一种与身体渐进性恶化无关的自限性慢性疼痛疾病。
