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Table 3 Differentiating TMD Cases from Controls

From: Electric toothbrush application is a reliable and valid test for differentiating temporomandibular disorders pain patients from controls

Site

AUC* (95% CI)

Best cut-off point (max. no of subjects correctly classified)

  

Cut-off point

Correctly classified

Sensitivity

Specificity

  

[intensity sec]

[%]

Masseter

0.69 (0.49 – 0.89)

60

74

57

92

Temporalis

0.77 (0.58 – 0.95)

30

78

71

85

TMJ

0.66 (0.45 – 0.87)

128

67

43

92

3 TMD sites combined

0.77 (0.69 – 0.95)

140

74

57

92

Forearm

0.66 (0.46 – 0.87)

8

70

64

77

All 4 sites combined

0.79 (0.62 – 0.97)

218

74

57

92

  1. * AUC – Area under curve