A selection of abstracts of clinically relevant papers from other journals. The abstracts on this page have been chosen and edited by John R. Radford.
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As uncertainty results in negative impacts for suffers, the diagnosis of TMDs (temporomandibular disorders) 'needs to be encouraged at the first point of contact.'
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Durham J, Steele JG et al. J Dent Res 2010; 89: 827–830
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore problems that suffers of TMDs experience in receiving a diagnosis for their condition. Semi-structured interviews were carried out on 'a purposive maximum variation sample' of chronic suffers of TMDs until no new themes emerged (19 interviews in total).The following comments are insightful: 'Well, I felt terrible, especially when my GP [general medical practitioner]...told me I was a timewaster...', 'Always in the corner, you know, at a party taking painkillers and drinking water rather than having fun'. But when a practitioner made a diagnosis, a sufferer commented 'I mean you had a name for it and you knew you weren't alone with it so it eased your mind...'.
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Living with uncertainty: temporomandibular disorders. Br Dent J 210, 71 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.23
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.23
