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Per Alstergren

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Expanding the taxonomy of the diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders

…, EL Schiffman, P Alstergren… - Journal of oral …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is a need to expand the current temporomandibular disorders' ( TMDs ) classification
to include less common but clinically important disorders. The immediate aim was to develop …

Pharmacological treatment of oro‐facial pain–health technology assessment including a systematic review with network meta‐analysis

B Häggman‐Henrikson, P Alstergren… - Journal of oral …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This health technology assessment evaluated the efficacy of pharmacological treatment in
patients with oro‐facial pain. Randomised controlled trials were included if they reported …

Management of orofacial manifestations of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Interdisciplinary consensus‐based recommendations

…, P Defabianis, P Frid, P Alstergren… - Arthritis & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Involvement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is common in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
TMJ arthritis can lead to orofacial symptoms, orofacial dysfunction, and dentofacial …

The level of serotonin in the superficial masseter muscle in relation to local pain and allodynia

M Ernberg, B Hedenberg-Magnusson, P Alstergren… - Life sciences, 1999 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate if serotonin is present in the human masseter muscle
and if so, whether it is involved in the modulation of local muscle pain or allodynia. Thirty-…

Clinical orofacial examination in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: international consensus-based recommendations for monitoring patients in clinical practice and research …

…, C Verna, T Peltomäki, P Alstergren… - The Journal of …, 2017 - jrheum.org
Objective. To develop international consensus-based recommendations for the orofacial
examination of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), for use in clinical practice and …

Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (DC/TMD) for children and adolescents: An international Delphi study—Part 1‐Development of Axis I

…, IM Nilsson, A Al‐Khotani, P Alstergren… - Journal of Oral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Since in children and adolescence prevalence is assessed mainly on self‐reported
or proxy‐reported signs and symptoms; there is a need to develop a more …

Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders in children and adolescents: An international Delphi study‐Part 2‐Development of Axis II

…, IM Nilsson, A Al‐Khotani, P Alstergren… - Journal of Oral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Unlike the psychosocial assessment established for adults in the Diagnostic
Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD), a standardised psychosocial assessment …

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha in synovial fluid and plasma from patients with chronic connective tissue disease and its relation to temporomandibular joint pain

S Nordahl, P Alstergren, S Kopp - Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2000 - Elsevier
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha
(TNF-α) in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) synovial fluid (SF-TNF-α) and blood plasma (P…

Effects of low-power laser exposure on masseter muscle pain and microcirculation

M Tullberg, PJ Alstergren, MM Ernberg - Pain, 2003 - Elsevier
One possible cause of the reported positive treatment effect by low-power laser exposure in
muscle pain conditions could be that it increases the local microcirculation. The aim of this …

Next steps in development of the diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (DC/TMD): Recommendations from the International RDC/TMD Consortium …

A Michelotti, P Alstergren, JP Goulet… - Journal of oral …, 2016 - diva-portal.org
The development of the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders(DC/TMD)(1)
involved expanding the taxonomy for all TMDs (2) in order to propose for future validation DC …