Lay descriptions of painful temporomandibular disorders: an international consensus proposal for Global Burden of Disease estimates

Despite being one of the most common chronic pain conditions, painful temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are still not included in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) measures of health loss. A key obstacle is the absence of a lay description that can be used to derive a disability weight reflecting...

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Main Authors:	Lövgren, Anna (Author) , Liv, P. (Author) , Allison, J. R. (Author) , Baad-Hansen, L. (Author) , Beecroft, E. V. (Author) , Bergman, S. (Author) , Bijelic, T. (Author) , Bucci, R. (Author) , Böthun, A. (Author) , Christidis, N. (Author) , Colonna, A. (Author) , Draghici, R. (Author) , Drangsholt, M. (Author) , Durham, J. (Author) , Ernberg, M. (Author) , Giannakopoulos, N. N. (Author) , Gonçalves, D. A. G. (Author) , Groenke, B. (Author) , Jusakos, M. (Author) , Lobbezoo, F. (Author) , Lua, E. S. P. (Author) , Lunecke, G. (Author) , Malysa, A. (Author) , Manfredini, D. (Author) , Marpaung, C. (Author) , Michelotti, A. (Author) , Moana-Filho, E. (Author) , Moreno, B. (Author) , Nilsson, E. (Author) , Nixdorf, D. R. (Author) , Nykänen, L. (Author) , Oyarzo, J. F. (Author) , Peck, C. C. (Author) , Penlington, C. (Author) , Restrepo, C. (Author) , Rongo, R. (Author) , Schierz, O. (Author) , Stanisic, N. (Author) , Visscher, C. M. (Author) , Wieckiewicz, M. (Author) , Xiong, X. (Author) , Xu, Y.Y. (Author) , Yáñez Contreras, Carolina (Author) , Häggman-Henrikson, B. (Author) , Svensson, P. (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	December 2026
In:	BMC medicine Year: 2026, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:	1741-7015
DOI:	10.1186/s12916-026-04790-3
Online Access:	Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04790-3 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-026-04790-3
Author Notes:	A. Lövgren, P. Liv, J.R. Allison, L. Baad-Hansen, E.V. Beecroft, S. Bergman, T. Bijelic, R. Bucci, A. Böthun, N. Christidis, A. Colonna, R. Draghici, M. Drangsholt, J. Durham, M. Ernberg, N.N. Giannakopoulos, D.A.G. Gonçalves, B. Groenke, M. Jusakos, F. Lobbezoo, E.S.P. Lua, G. Lunecke, A. Malysa, D. Manfredini, C. Marpaung, A. Michelotti, E. Moana-Filho, B. Moreno, E. Nilsson, D.R. Nixdorf, L. Nykänen, J.F. Oyarzo, C.C. Peck, C. Penlington, C. Restrepo, R. Rongo, O. Schierz, N. Stanisic, C.M. Visscher, M. Wieckiewicz, X. Xiong, Y.Y. Xu, C. Yanez, B. Häggman-Henrikson and P. Svensson