Do changes in patient beliefs and coping strategies predict temporomandibular disorder treatment outcomes?
This study examined the applicability of the cognitive-behavioral model for temporomandibular disorders (TMD) by determining whether changes in TMD patient pain-related beliefs and coping over the course of treatment related to improvement in symptoms and disability and whether patients’ posttreatment beliefs and coping predicted future pain and functioning.
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