ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020
Effcacy of Manual Therapy in TemporomandibularJoint Disorders and Its Medium-and Long-TermEffects on Pain and Maximum Mouth Opening:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06259344 (Effect of Pain Science Education Administered in Full or Fractioned Dosage Modes Associated With Conventional Treatment on Pain Intensity and Disability for Temporomandibular Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Pain Science Education Administered in Full or Fractioned Dosage Modes Associated With Conventional Treatment on Pain Intensity and Disability for Temporomandibular Disorders: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative effectiveness of nonpharmacological therapies for adult myogenic temporomandibular disorders: a network meta-analysis of randomized trials.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of High-intensity laser therapy in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of deep dry needling versus manual therapy in the treatment of myofascial temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of the Effects of Different Manual Therapy Techniques on Mandibular Mobility, Cervical Joint Position Sense, Jaw Function and Anxiety Levels in Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Temporomandibular Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Evaluation of the efficacy of manual soft tissue therapy and therapeutic exercises in patients with pain and limited mobility TMJ: a randomized control trial (RCT).Head & face medicine · 2023Trial
- Exercise therapy for temporomandibular disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Evaluation of IHH, PTCH1, and SMO protein immunohistochemistry in the human mandibular condyle at fetal stages from 30 to 80 mm greatest length.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2026Article
- Exploring New Frontiers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Explosive Phase and Muscle Activation During Maximal Biting in Women with Temporomandibular Disorder and Orofacial Pain.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Rationale and Explanation for Rehabilitation Interventions in the Management of Treatment-Induced Trismus in People with Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Three-Dimensional Stereophotogrammetry Facial Morphologic Signatures of Temporomandibular Disorders.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2025Article
- Exoskeletons for the rehabilitation of temporomandibular disorders: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Review
- Anterior Disc Displacement of Temporomandibular Joint: Imaging Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Treatment.International journal of general medicine · 2025Review
- Impact of manual therapy on body posture-3-D analysis with rasterstereography - pilotstudy.Head & face medicine · 2024Article
- Dentists and physiotherapists level of collaboration in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders in France.BMC oral health · 2024Observational
- Temporomandibular Disorders Management-What's New? A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Efficacy of massage versus massage with post isometric relaxation in temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effects of an Interdisciplinary Approach in the Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Short-term efficacy of exercise therapy for temporomandibular disorders: a case control study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
- Effects of Physiotherapy on Pain and Mouth Opening in Temporomandibular Disorders: An Umbrella and Mapping Systematic Review with Meta-Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Conservative management of pediatric temporomandibular disc displacement presenting as juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2022Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the medium- and long-term efficacy of manual therapy for temporomandibular joint disorders, alone or in combination with therapeutic exercise. Information was compiled from the PubMed, SCOPUS, Cochrane, SciELO and PEDro databases. The inclusion criteria were established: randomized controlled trials only; participants must present any kind of temporomandibular disorder; the treatments must include manual therapy in at least one of the experimental groups; a minimum of 3 months of follow-up; pain must be one of the primary or secondary outcomes; and the article must be available in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or French. Six documents that fulfilled all the criteria were obtained for analysis, two of them considered low quality and four considered high quality. A significant improvement in pain and mouth opening compared to baseline was observed after manual therapy treatment. Manual therapy seems to be an effective treatment for temporomandibular disorders in the medium term, although the effect appears to decrease over time. However, when complemented with therapeutic exercise, these effects can be maintained in the long term. This review underlines the importance of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise for the medium- and long-term treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders in daily practice.
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