The aim of this study was to compare pain descriptions in common dental patients with those in patients with Temporomandibular disorders(TMDs). The study sample consisted of 104 common dental patients and 74 patients with TMDs, and their chief complaint was pain. Subjects were classified common dental pain group and TMDs pain group , respectvely. All the subjects completed Korean Pain Rating Scale(KPRS) on first visit KPRS contains´90 pain terms, which divided into 2) subclasses in 3 dimensions. Each subclass contains 3$ pain terms. Each patient had chosen only one term from each subclass If there was no proper term, sibje could pass the subclass without oornplelion: Words chosen. were ´categorized into sensory, affectiv% miscellaneous and total dimension. Thereafter they were processed and analyzed by SPSS/PC+ sta package program with respect to rank values, scale values, number of words chosen and frequency of }, subclass.
The obtained results of this study were as follows
1. Total mean number of words chosen was 7.6.
2 Chronic patients group with Temporomandibular disorders had chosen more frequently from the subclasses
in affective dimension than the patients in acute common dental pain group.
3. Frequency of affective dimension was higher in chronic patients group with Temporomandibular disorders
than that of acute patients group with Temporomandibular disorders.
4. Chronic patients group with Temporomandibular disorders had higher frequency in constrictive pressure ON
traction pressure pain, dull pain and fatigue-related pain terms than acute common dental patients group. 5. Acute patients group with Temporomandibular disorders had higher frequency in traction pressure pain and
dull pain terms but had lower frequency in chemical pain, peripheral nerve pain and cold pain terms dw
acute common dental patients group.
6. There were high positive correlation between the scale- and rank-value in the pain rating index.
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