ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Effect of Manual Therapy and Splint Therapy in People with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Preliminary Study.
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- Comparative evaluation of occlusal splint therapy and muscle energy technique in the management of temporomandibular disorders: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Journal of Indian Prosthodontic SocietyTrial
- Evaluating Manual Therapy in Musculoskeletal Pain: Why Certain Trial Designs May Overestimate Effectiveness-A Scoping Review.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Muscular Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Prospective Case-Control Study.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
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- Effects of an Interdisciplinary Approach in the Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Occlusal Splint Therapy Combined with Cranio-Temporomandibular Kinesiotherapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders-A CBCT Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Myogenous Temporomandibular Disorders: A Clinical Update.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Craniovertebral and Craniomandibular Changes in Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Disorders after Physiotherapy Combined with Occlusal Splint Therapy: A Prospective Case Control Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- The Efficacy of Neck and Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Manual Therapy in Comparison With a Multimodal Approach in the Patients with TMJ Dysfunction: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022Article
- Relationship between Clinical Symptoms and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) Patients Utilizing the Piper MRI Diagnostic System.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Occlusion before and after Soft Tissue Mobilization in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder-Myofascial Pain with Referral.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Tuina therapy for temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Soft Tissue Mobilization in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder-Myofascial Pain with Referral.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Considered in Clinical Trials on Physical Therapy Applied to Patients with Temporo-Mandibular Disorders? A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIsolated manual therapy techniques (MT) have shown beneficial effects in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) but the effect of the combination of such techniques, together with the well-stablished splint therapy (ST) remains to be elucidated.
objectiveThis study was conducted to ascertain whether a combined program of MT techniques, including intraoral treatment, plus traditional ST improves pain and clinical dysfunction in subjects with TMD.
methodsA preliminary trial was conducted. 16 participants were assigned to either the MT plus ST-Experimental Group (EG, n = 8) or the ST alone-Control Group (CG, n = 8). Forty-five minute sessions of combined MT techniques were performed, once a week for four weeks. Three evaluations were conducted: baseline, post-treatment, and one-month follow-up. Outcome measures were pain perception, pain pressure threshold (PPT), TMD dysfunction, and perception of change after treatment.
resultsEG showed significant reduction on pain, higher PPT, significant improvement of dysfunction and significantly positive perception of change after treatment (
conclusionMT plus ST showed reduction on perceived pain (3 points decrease), higher PPT (of at least 1.0 kg/cm
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