Table 1.
PICO Summary of Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria.
| Inclusion | Exclusion | |
|---|---|---|
| Patient | ||
| Adult and pediatric population | ||
| Intervention | ||
| Screening for TMDs | ||
| Outcome | ||
| Information in the study on: epidemiology, prevalence, TMD population. Research rated as good and outstanding by TQS. |
Research rated as poor and fair by TQS. | |
| Comparison | ||
| TMDs vs. Subject health | ||
| Study Design | ||
| Studies to assess occurrence of TMDs in populations. The criterion for continents is at least 2 studies with a total of more than 500 participants. |
Narrative Review Systematic Articles Meta-analysis Opinions Case reports or series patients Animal or biomechanical studies Publications in a language other than English Post-conference abstracts |
TMDs—Temporomandibular disorders; TQS—Total Quality Score.