Revision of the American Association of Dental Research's Science Information Statement about Temporomandibular Disorders.

Despite continuing research, which is providing an increasing evidence base, the dental profession still does not have a standard of care for diagnosing or managing temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Although guidelines have been published by organizations including the American Academy of Orofacial Pain1 and the American Academy of Oral Medicine, which has published a handbook2 for managing various orofacial conditions causing pain, these are not officially recognized as authoritative documents by national associations. The Canadian Dental Association and American Dental Association have not established clinical guidelines for this segment of dental practice. To our knowledge, the only North American dental organization that has published TMD guidelines—in 1999, revised in 2009—is the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario.3