Electric toothbrush application is a reliable and valid test for differentiating temporomandibular disorders pain patients from controls

摘要

BackgroundCurrent methods for identifying patients with pain hypersensitivity are sufficiently complex to limit their widespread application in clinical settings. We assessed the reliability and validity of a simple multi-modal vibrotactile stimulus, applied using an electric toothbrush, to evaluate its potential as a screening tool for central sensitization.