Published January 1, 2013 | Version v1
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Is Myofascial Pain in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients a Manifestation of Delayed-onset Muscle Soreness?

  • 1. Ege Univ, Fac Med, Dept Biophys, Izmir, Turkey
  • 2. Koc Univ, Sch Med, Istanbul, Turkey

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Objective: In a study to the possible role of overuse of the jaw muscles in the pathogenesis of jaw muscle pain, we used a protocol involving concentric and eccentric muscle contractions to provoke a state of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in the jaw muscles of healthy individuals. We tested whether the accompanying signs and symptoms would yield the temporary diagnosis of myofascial pain according to the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMD) in these individuals.

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