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SynthesisBrazilian journal of physical therapy

The effectiveness of dry needling for patients with orofacial pain associated with temporomandibular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Clécio Vier, Marina Barbosa de Almeida, Marcos Lisboa Neves, Adair Roberto Soares Dos Santos, Marcelo Anderson Bracht

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06708377 (Comparison of Effects Of Dry Needling And Myofascial Massage Therapy On Masseter Muscle In Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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Comparison of Effects Of Dry Needling And Myofascial Massage Therapy On Masseter Muscle In Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled24ConditionsTemporomandibular Joint DysfunctionArmsdry needling of masseter, myofascial massage therapy on masseter muscle
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Occlusal interventions for managing temporomandibular disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  16. Anatomical Bases of the Temporal Muscle Trigger Points.BioMed research international · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Clécio VierDepartment of Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Marina Barbosa de AlmeidaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Marcos Lisboa NevesDepartment of Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Adair Roberto Soares Dos SantosDepartment of Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Marcelo Anderson BrachtDepartment of Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil; Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Electronic address: mabracht@gmail.com.
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina · BRUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOrofacial pain of myofascial origin is often associated with temporomandibular joint dysfunction, affects chewing muscles and may lead to functional limitations. Dry needling is an intervention commonly used for inactivating myofascial pain trigger points.

objectiveTo systematically review the effects of dry needling on orofacial pain of myofascial origin in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

methodsThis systematic review has pain intensity as primary outcome. Searches were conducted on April 13th, 2018 in eight databases, without publication date restrictions. We selected randomized controlled trials published in English, Portuguese, or Spanish, with no restrictions regarding subject ethnicity, age or sex.

resultsSeven trials were considered eligible. There was discrepancy among dry needling treatment protocols. Meta-analysis showed that dry needling is better than other interventions for pain intensity as well as than sham therapy on pressure pain threshold, but there is very low-quality evidence and a small effect size. There were no statistically significant differences in other outcomes.

conclusionClinicians can use dry needling for the treatment of temporomandibular joint dysfunction, nevertheless, due the low quality of evidence and high risk of bias of some included studies, larger and low risk of bias trials are needed to assess the effects of dry needling on orofacial pain associated with temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

Indexed as

Acupuncture TherapyFacial PainHumansMyofascial Pain SyndromesPain MeasurementPain ThresholdDry needlingMyofascial painOrofacial painTemporomandibular disorderTrigger point

Identifiers

PMID30146108
PMCPMC6546838
OpenAlexW2888512571

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