Editorial do 3 Oral da AAOM, escrito pelo Presidente da Academia Americana de Cirurgia Oral e Maxilofacial sobre a importância da avaliação psicológica em alguns pacientes com DTM:

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(…) Not all patients need psychological evaluation and management; however, many can be helped by what dentistry cannot provide. My concern is that the psychological component of this debilitating condition is too frequently overlooked or ignored. Perhaps ignoring the psychological component is what leads to the frustration and difficulty in managing the TMJ/TMD patient.

The literature is remarkably deficient in the evaluation of the relationship between TMJ/TMD syndrome and the psychological status of the patient. This is an area warranting further research.

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