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Table 1 Recommended axis II assessment instruments by Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD)

From: Field-testing a psychosocial assessment scoring form for TMD patients - summarizing axis II instruments

Instrument

Abbreviation

Number of items

Description

Graded Chronic Pain Scale [14]

GCPS 2.0

8

Grades the severity of chronic pain

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [15]

PHQ-9

9

Screening for depression

Patient Health Questionnaire-15 [16]

PHQ-15

15

Screening for non-specific physical symptoms (somatization)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 [17]

GAD-7

7

Screening for anxiety

Oral Behaviors Checklist [18]

OBC

21

Screening for parafunctions

Jaw Functional Limitation Scale [19]

JFLS-8

JFLS-20

8 short form

20 long form

Screening for functional limitations

Pain drawing

Mouth and teeth,

Head (right and left),

Body (front and back)

Pain location and spreading of pain