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Table 1 Summary of questions about the self-perceived knowledge, comfort in diagnosis and managing different types of Orofacial pain

From: Self-perceived competence of dental students regarding the management of orofacial pain: a cross-sectional study

Measure

Question

Response

Knowledge

What is your degree of knowledge related to pain associated with temporomandibular joint disorder?

No knowledge

Limited knowledge

Not sure

Knowledgeable

Extremely knowledgeable

What is your degree of knowledge related to neuropathic pain?

What is your degree of knowledge related to intraoral pain?

What is your degree of knowledge related to psychogenic pain?

What is your degree of knowledge related to primary headaches?

Diagnosis

How comfortable do you feel diagnosing patients with pain associated with temporomandibular joint disorder?

Very uncomfortable

Uncomfortable

Neither

Comfortable

Very comfortable

Ā 

How comfortable do you feel diagnosing patients with primary headaches?

Ā 

How comfortable do you feel diagnosing patients with neuropathic pain?

Ā 

How comfortable do you feel diagnosing patients with intraoral pain?

Ā 

How comfortable do you feel diagnosing patients with psychogenic pain?

Management

How comfortable do you feel managing patients with temporomandibular joint pain?

Very uncomfortable

Uncomfortable

Neither

Comfortable

Very comfortable

How comfortable do you feel managing patients with primary headache pain?

How comfortable do you feel managing patients with neuropathic pain?

How comfortable do you feel managing patients with intraoral pain?

How comfortable do you feel managing patients with psychogenic pain?

More knowledge

Do you think you need more knowledge related to TMD related pain?

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Not sure

Agree

Strongly agree

Do you think you need more knowledge related to primary headaches?

Do you think you need more knowledge related to neuropathic pain?

Do you think you need more knowledge related to intraoral pain?

Do you think you need more knowledge related to psychogenic pain?