Overview

The Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD), edited by Samuel F Dworkin and Linda LeResche, was published in 1992 in The Journal of Craniomandibular Disorders, Facial & Oral Pain (now: Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache).  No digital version of that publication is presently freely available. The core properties, including specifications, instruments, and recording forms have been revised and updated since 1992 by a number of individuals, and INfORM provides the most current “official” version of the protocol.

Translations

Many translated versions of the RDC/TMD were created through the intense efforts by a large number of individuals after 1992.  Although these translations have been largely replaced by those of the DC/TMD, INfORM continues to provide these instruments for reference.

Training and Examiner Reliability Studies

Video training materials specific to the RDC/TMD were developed to help the individual with the clinical examination and the patient interview but they are no longer available.  The development of new materials relevant to the DC/TMD is encouraged. Self-study guidelines for the DC/TMD examination as well as description of supervised skill development is described in further detail elsewhere on this website.