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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Temporomandibular Disorders: Current Concepts and Controversies in Diagnosis and Management.

Dion Tik Shun Li, Yiu Yan Leung

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In one paragraph

Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07147764 (Comparison of the Effect of Pain Neuroscience Education Combined With Physiotherapy, and Physiotherapy Alone in Temporomandibular Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 130 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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130citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
30.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07147764 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of the Effect of Pain Neuroscience Education Combined With Physiotherapy, and Physiotherapy Alone in Temporomandibular Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorAinaz ShahediRan2025 to 2026Enrolled36ConditionsTemporomandibular Joint DisordersArmsPhysiotherapy, Pain Neuroscience Education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

130 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 220 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Occlusal interventions for managing temporomandibular disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  15. CD4The journal of headache and pain · 2026
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  18. Association between Serum Vitamin D Levels andJournal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran) · 2026
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  20. [Current status and prospects of minimally invasive surgical treatment for anterior disc displacement without reduction in temporomandibular joint].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2026
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70 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dion Tik Shun LiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1656-7808
Yiu Yan LeungDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of orofacial pain conditions which are the most common non-dental pain complaint in the maxillofacial region. Due to the complexity of the etiology, the diagnosis and management of TMD remain a challenge where consensus is still lacking in many aspects. While clinical examination is considered the most important process in the diagnosis of TMD, imaging may serve as a valuable adjunct in selected cases. Depending on the type of TMD, many treatment modalities have been proposed, ranging from conservative options to open surgical procedures. In this review, the authors discuss the present thinking in the etiology and classification of TMD, followed by the diagnostic approach and the current trend and controversies in management.

Indexed as

craniomandibular disordersfacial paintemporomandibular disorderstemporomandibular jointTMD

Identifiers

PMID33800948
PMCPMC8000442
OpenAlexW3135772124

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