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Trial reportInternational dental journal2020

Conservative therapies to treat pain and anxiety associated with temporomandibular disorders: a randomized clinical trial.

Rafaela Albuquerque Melo, Camila Maria Bastos Machado de Resende, Cássia Renata de Figueirêdo Rêgo, Andressa de Sousa Leite Bispo, Gustavo Augusto Seabra Barbosa, Erika Oliveira de Almeida

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Trial report in International dental journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Occlusal interventions for managing temporomandibular disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  5. Psychological therapies for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rafaela Albuquerque MeloDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Federal, do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-0002
Camila Maria Bastos Machado de ResendeDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Federal, do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6221-2733
Cássia Renata de Figueirêdo RêgoDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Federal, do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0568-4689
Andressa de Sousa Leite BispoDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Federal, do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1849-9252
Gustavo Augusto Seabra BarbosaDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Federal, do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0552-4933
Erika Oliveira de AlmeidaDepartment of Dentistry, Universidade Federal, do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1279-1842
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BR

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTemporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is a condition that affects the stomatognathic system.

objectiveTo determine the effect of treatment with an occlusal splint (OS), manual therapy (MT), counselling (CS) and the combination of an occlusal splint and counselling (OSCS) on pain and anxiety in patients with TMD. MATERIALS AND

methodsA randomised clinical trial was conducted with 89 patients diagnosed with TMD through RDC/TMD (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders) and divided into four groups of treatment: OSCS (n = 25); OS (n = 24); MT (n = 21); and CS (n = 19). Participants were assessed before and after 1 month of therapy for pain, anxiety and TMD diagnosis. Pain was measured by a visual analogue scale. To assess anxiety, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S and T) were used. The data were analysed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) 22.0.

resultsThe four groups obtained a significant reduction (P < 0.001) in the pain after 1 month of treatment. Treatment in all groups promoted a significant reduction in anxiety symptoms 1 month after completion, HADS (P < 0.001), BAI (P < 0.001), STAI-T (P = 0.006). Thus, no group was superior to the other in reducing the studied variables.

conclusionThe therapies used were effective in reducing pain and anxiety in patients diagnosed with TMD. However, no treatment was superior to the other in reducing the studied variables.

Indexed as

Conservative TreatmentTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAnxietyFacial PainHumansPainPain MeasurementanxietypainTemporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrometherapy

Identifiers

PMID32153038
PMCPMC9379204
OpenAlexW3011320794

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