Association of pain intensity and pain extent as assessed by pain drawings with clinical and psychosocial factors in patients with temporomandibular disorders.

Researchers found that pain intensity (but not the spatial extent of pain shown on drawings) was meaningfully associated with functional disability in temporomandibular disorder patients, suggesting intensity measurements are more clinically relevant than pain area mapping.

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