Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a group of conditions, which may cause pain and or dysfunction of the masticatory apparatus. International data suggest their prevalence to be between 5% and 10% of the populations examined and it appears to affect young to middle-aged women predominantly. 1 In the United Kingdom, it is the
Background: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) are the most common form of non-odontogenic orofacial pain. TMDs are considered a biopsychosocial disorder with a multifactorial pathogenesis. Patients with TMDs frequently present with cervical spine disorders, headaches and otological complaints. Physiotherapists are often sought to assess and treat TMDs. The use of a radar graph and triangulation to represent phenotyping patients with complex pain presentations has been discussed in the literature with the aim of supporting the best course of treatment for patients with complex and enigmatic pain presentations.
The ‘journey’ for such patients to find suitable care can be protracted thereby compounding the patients suffering and likely contributing to the embedment of the condition for the patient [7]. The provision of care for patients with a TMD within the UK can also be disparate leading to inconsistencies in care nationally creating a ‘post-code lottery’ and national inequity for patients seeking a solution or management of their TMD [7].
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