Pages 107-113, Language: English, GermanLange, MatthiasA collection of interesting articles taken from international magazines, on the subject of functional diagnostics and treatmentIn this issue, we present interesting papers published by German scientists in international journals during 2012. They address the role of occlusion as a cause of bruxism, strategies for coping with stress in TMD, the influence of psychological factors on the occurrence of TMD, and the importance of instrumental procedures and EMG in TMD diagnostics.