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Psychometric Profiles and Related Pain Characteristics of Temporomandibular Disorder Patients
1Department of Diagnostic/Surgical Sciences, School of Dentistry Room 6-320, University of Minnesota, 515 Delaware Street SE Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
2Department of Restorative Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota and Temporomsndibulsr Disorders Clinic, Como Medical Center, Group Health Incorporated, St Paul, Minnesota
3Temporomandibular Disorders Clinic, Como Medical Center, Group Health Incorporated, St Paul, Minnesota
*Corresponding Author(s): John K. Schulte E-mail:
The psychological characteristics of patients with temporomandibular disorders have received much attention in the literature. A multivariate clustering technique has been used in the study of psychological characteristics of other chronic pain conditions, and this has recently been applied to "temporomandibular joint pain" patients to develop homogeneous psychometric subgroups. The primary objective of this study was to determine if these subgroups could be replicated in a separate sample. A group of 109 consecutive patients, presenting with complaints of jaw pain, were administered a Symptom Checklist-90 Revised and a questionnaire regarding characteristics of the pain complaint. A multivariate clustering technique was used to identify three discrete psychometric subgroups, as in previous studies. Although similar, these subgroups were not identical to those of previous studies. The small number of subjects in the psychometrically abnormal subgroup was of special interest.
John K. Schulte,Gary C. Anderson,Kate M. Hathaway,Thomas E. Will. Psychometric Profiles and Related Pain Characteristics of Temporomandibular Disorder Patients . Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache. 1993. 7(3);247-253.
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