Accuracy of the Fonseca anamnestic index in the identification of myogenous temporomandibular disorder in female community cases

Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Fonseca anamnestic index for temporomandibular disorders

“…17 In addition, it can also be utilised for telephone surveys. 17 In addition, it can also be utilised for telephone surveys.…”

“…As the FAI is short and not time-consuming to administer, it is generally well accepted by participants (especially those with limited concentration) of epidemiological studies. 17 In addition, it can also be utilised for telephone surveys. 28 The aforementioned warranted its translation and cross-cultural adaption into Chinese so that it can be used in Chinese literate populations in China and other countries.…”

“…16 It has high accuracy, sensitivity and specificity for identifying myogenous TMDs in community samples and allows severity of TMDs to be graded. 15,17,18 The FAI has been utilised by clinicians and researchers for clinical screening and prevalence studies that have public health policy practice and policy implications. [18][19][20][21][22][23] The FAI was originally developed in Portuguese and translated into English.…”

“…Lastly, while previous studies showed that the FAI has good sensitivity and validity for muscular and pain-related TMDs,14,17,28 no data are currently available for joint disorders. Overall, findings suggested good validity of the FAI-C.Although the present study showed acceptable reliability and good validity of the FAI-C, there were several limitations.…”

“…The Fonseca anamnestic index (FAI) is a 10-item multi-dimensional instrument that assesses pain frequency, psychological distress, jaw function limitations and parafunctional behaviours associated with TMDs. 15,17,18 The FAI has been utilised by clinicians and researchers for clinical screening and prevalence studies that have public health policy practice and policy implications. 15 The FAI was found to be consistent with other instruments used to screen and diagnose TMDs including the American Association of Orofacial Pain Questionnaire and the Jaw Symptom and Oral Habit Questionnaire.…”