Summary of Royal College of Surgeons' (England) clinical guidelines on management of temporomandibular disorders in primary care

Key Points Summarises the Royal College of Surgeons' (England) guidelines on the management of TMD in primary care. Provides a brief overview of presentation of TMD, history and diagnosis of TMD and principles of management. Guides the reader towards resources contained in the full guideline that will be of help to healthcare practitioners and patients. This paper briefly summarises the key points from the Royal College of Surgeons' (England) Faculty of Dental Surgery Clinical Standards Committee's guidance on the management of temporomandibular disorders in primary care. The full guidelines developed by the faculty in conjunction with the UK Specialist Interest Group in Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders (USOT) are available at: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds/publications-clinical-guidelines/clinical_guidelines .