Search for: [Abstract = "The reliability assessment of the scores that were recorded based on questionnaires is found to be excellent.Below mentioned conclusions are based on the conducted reliability of RDC\/TMD examination and dynamic\/static tests.1. Reliability of the officially translated and culturally adapted Polish version of clinical examination and history questionnaire of the Research Diagnostic Criteria of Temporomandibular Disorders is concurrent with similar research conducted in the world, therefore the usage of RDC\/TMD is reasonable in Poland.2. Reliability of dynamic\/static tests is concurrent with palpation tests, which supports the idea of including these tests in the improved version of RDC\/TMD. 3. The conducted study confirms that performing technically difficult intra\-oral palpation and high frequency of patients’ positive answers lead to mistakes in defining RDC\/TMD diagnostic subtypes. Thus, this examination should be excluded from the new version of RDC\/TMD. 4. The lower value of intra\-rater reliability than the value of inter\-rater reliability in relations to pain tests might show the fluctuation character of TMD so the patients are advised to undertake more reversible and conservative TMD therapies.5. Officially translated into Polish and culturally adapted RDC\/TMD were accepted by international consortium engaged in defining diagnostic standards and treatment in this field. RDC\/TMD constitute a valuable tool for comparing the efficiency of diagnostic\-therapeutic methods that are used."]

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