Publications & Research

Explore peer-reviewed publications on TMJ, TMD, orofacial pain, and craniofacial therapy. Access our curated research library to support evidence-based practice.

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Bruxism/Oral Splints

Comparative analysis of different types of occlusal splints for the management of sleep bruxism: a systematic review.

Ainoosah et al

BMC Oral Health

(2024) 24:29

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Bruxism/Oral Splints

Updating the Bruxism Definitions: Report of an International Consensus Meeting

Verhoeff MC et al

J Oral Rehabil

2025; 52(9): 1335-1342

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Sleep Disorders

Management of Side Effects of Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Sheats RD, Schell TG, Blanton AO, et al

J Dent Sleep Med

2017; 4(4): 111–125 —

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TMD

A Proposed Diagnostic Classification of Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders: Implications for Physical Therapists

Harrison AL, Thorp JN, Ritzline PD

The journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy

2014;44(3):182-197

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TMD

Summary of findings from the OPPERA prospective cohort study of incidence of first-onset temporomandibular disorder: implications and future directions

Slade GD, Fillingim RB, Sanders AE, Bair E, Greenspan JD, Ohrbach R, Dubner R, Diatchenko L, Smith SB, Knott C, Maixner W

J Pain

2013 Dec;14(12 Suppl):T116-24

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TMD

Temporomandibular Disorders: Priorities for Research and Care

National Academies of Sciences EM

The National Academies Press

2020:1-426

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BPPV

Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update). Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery

Bhattacharyya N, Gubbels SP, Schwartz SR, et al.

Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

2017;156(3_suppl):S1-S47

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Cervical Spine

Neck pain: Revision 2017. Clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association

Blanpied, P. R., Gross, A. R., Elliott, J. M., Devaney, L. L., Clewley, D., Walton, D. M., Sparks, C., Robertson, E. K., & the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

47(7), A1–A83

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TMD

Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) for clinical and research applications

Schiffman E, Ohrbach R, Truelove E, et al.

J Oral Facial Pain Headache

2014;28(1):6-27

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Headache

Headache Publications

International Headache Society

The International Classification of Headache Disorders

2018 (3rd Ed)

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The Physical Therapy Board of Craniofacial &
Cervical Therapeutics

The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice

Vol 28, 145-147

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Masticatory Kinesiology

Reduction of pain and EMG activity in the masseter region by trapezius trigger point injection

Carlson CR, Okeson JP, Falace DA, et al

Pain

55: 397-400, 1993

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Headache

Headache and the cervical spine: A critical review

Pollmann W, Keodel M & pfaffenrath V

Cephalgia

17(8): 801-816, 1997

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Orofacial Pain

Clinical Signs of TMJ Osteoarthrosis and Internal Derangement 30 years After Nonsurgical Treatment

De Leeuw R, Boerin, G, Stegenga B, et al.

J Orofac Pain

8(1): 18-24, 1994

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Orofacial Pain

Craniofacial Muscle Pain: Review of Mechanisms and Clinical Manifestations

Svensson and Graven-Nielson

J Orofac Pain

15(2):117-45, 2001

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Masticatory Kinesiology

The role of the human lateral pterygoid muscle in the control of horizontal jaw movements

Murray GM, Phanachet I, Uchida S et al.

J Orofacial Pain

15(4): 279-305, 2001

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Pathophysiology of the eustachian tube- relevant new aspects for the head and neck surgeon

Shhati-Chafai-Leuwer S, Wenzel S, Bschorer R, et al

Craniomaxillofac Surg

34: 351-354, 2006

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Masticatory Kinesiology

Ipsilateral Molar Clenching Induces Less Pain and Discomfort than Contralateral Molar Clenching in Patients with Unilateral Anterior Disc Displacement of the Temporomandibular Joint

Kumazaki Y, Kawakami S, Hirata A, et al

Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache

30(3): 241-248, 2016

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Headache

Children with migraine: Provocation of headache via pressure to myofascial trigger points in the trapezius muscle? – A prospective controlled observational study

Landgraf M, Biebl J, Langhagen T, et al

European Journal of Pain

22(2): 385-392, 2018

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Headache

Myofascial trigger points in migraine and tension-type headache

Do TP, Heldarskard GF, Kolding LT, et al.

The Journal of Headache and Pain

19(1), 2018

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