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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Chronic temporomandibular disorder pain patients with a history of neuropathic pain treatment: a narrative research on their diagnosis and treatment history

Inclusion criteria

 - ≥ 18 years of age

 - Chronic OFP ≥ 3 years before a TMD-pain diagnosis was set by an OFP specialist

 - TMD-pain diagnosis was set according to the DC/TMD

 - Pharmaceutical therapy or surgeries as neuropathic pain treatment in the past

 - Interprofessional TMD-pain treatment (splint therapy, orofacial physiotherapy, and psychotherapy)

 - Subjective substantial TMD-pain relief during the last evaluation appointment 6 months after the start of interprofessional TMD-pain therapy

Exclusion criteria

 - TMD-pain diagnosis was not set by the DC/TMD

  1. OFP Orofacial Pain, TMD Temporomandibular Disorders, DC/TMD Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders