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 Orofacial Pain).  No electronic version of that publication is presently available.   The core properties, including specifications, instruments, and recording forms have been revised and updated since 1992 by a number of individuals, and the Consortium provides the most current "official" version of the protocol.

Translations

Many translated versions of the RDC/TMD have been created through the intense efforts by a large number of individuals since 1992.  The Consortium provides these instruments for anyone to use.

Training and Examiner Reliability Studies

Video materials are available to help the individual with the clinical examination and the patient interview.  Self-study guidelines as well as description of supervised skill development is described in further detail.