Inter-tester reliability of selected clinical tests for long-lasting temporomandibular disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Clinical tests used to examine patients with temporomandibular disorders vary in methodological quality, and some are not tested for reliability. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate inter-tester reliability of clinical tests and a cluster of tests used to examine patients with long-lasting temporomandibular disorders.

Methods

Forty patients with pain in the temporomandibular area treated by health-professionals were included. They were between 18-70 years, had 65 symptomatic (33 right/32 left) and 15 asymptomatic joints. Two manual therapists examined all participants with selected tests. Percentage agreement and the kappa coefficient (k) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to evaluate the tests with categorical outcomes. For te

SUBMITTER: Julsvoll EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5592342 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature