OPPERA and TMD Disorders

Temporomandibular (TMD) Disorders were little understood when NIDCR began funding "Orofacial Pain: Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment," the first ever longitudinal study of a chronic pain condition. OPPERA established that TMD was much more than a localized dental/jaw disorder and that women were more likely than men to progress from an acute to a chronic condition. Read the initial results here.