Question Items |
Abbreviated Form |
Q1 |
If you open your mouth wide, can you fit 3 fingers held vertically in your mouth? |
Limited mouth opening |
Q2 |
Do you experience pain in the face, jaw, temple, or in the front of the ear when you open and close your mouth? |
Mouth-opening pain |
Q3 |
Can you open your mouth without any deviation? |
Mouth-opening deviation |
Q4 |
Do you experience pain in the face, jaw, temple, or in the front of the ear when you eat hard foods such as beef jerky, dried cuttlefish, or octopus? |
Chewing-induced pain |
Q5 |
Do you experience stress at work, school, home, or in relationships? |
Stress level |
Q6 |
Do you experience anxiety at work, school, home, or in relationships? |
Feeling of anxiety |
Q7 |
Do you feel depressed now? |
Depressed mood |
Q8 |
Do you feel fatigued even after obtaining rest through sleeping? |
Chronic fatigue |
Q9 |
Do you often allow your upper- and lower teeth to make continuous contact during work or at rest? |
TCH* |
Q10 |
Do you experience orofacial jaw muscle fatigue or pain when you are awake? |
Morning symptoms |
All the questions were evaluated using a 5-grade rating scale: 1) strongly agree, 2) weakly agree, 3) neither agree nor disagree, 4) weakly disagree, 5) strongly disagree. TCH: tooth
contacting habit.