Authors' Response to Critical Commentaries

The authors would like to thank Drs Goulet, Greene, and Svensson for their valuable comments on our Focus Article4 "Validity of the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders Axis I in clinical and research settings." Because the Critical Commentaries in general are very supportive of the thoughts and suggestions brought forward in the Focus Article, we would like to add some comments on their use in children and adolescents in addition to our response to the Commentaries.