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The
population perspective suggests that the cases of a condition
found in a treatment setting might not represent the full spectrum
of the condition. The implication for pain research is that to
understand the full spectrum of pain problems, pain conditions
must be studied in entire populations, not only in persons seeking
treatment.
The
question arises, how would TMD patients seen in a clinic specializing
in orofacial pain differ from persons with TMD identified in a
survey of the general population of the same region?
Users
can explore this question and the population perspective in the
interactive exercises that follow.
Question
3.1
The
pain clinic patients would have more severe pain.
Question
3.2
The
pain clinic patients would have more persistent pain than individuals
in the general population.
Question
3.3
The
pain clinic patients would be older than individuals in the general
population.
Question
3.4
The
pain clinic patients would have more physical signs than individuals
in the general population.
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