Pressure pain threshold and pain perception in temporomandibular disorder patients: is there any correlation?
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Physical evaluation of temporomandibular disorder patients commonly includes evaluation of pain response to muscular and articular palpation and there is a considerable uncertainty of how self-reported pain intensity relates to Pressure Pain Threshold obtained in an algome...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
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Series: | Revista Dor |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132015000100022&lng=en&tlng=en |