“…The method of classifying individuals as those with and without tinnitus and with and without TMDs was quite different. To diagnose patients with TMDs, 1 papers used RDC/TMD 11,12,18,33,36,37,39,40,42 or its revised versions, 7,31 6 papers did clinical examinations, 28,29,35,38,41,43 3 asked some questions, 32,34,44 and 2 used both clinical examinations and asking questions. 16,30 The method of labeling patients as those suffering from TMDs was summarized in Tables 1 and 2.…”