SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Association between temporomandibular disorders and anxiety: A systematic review.
Synthesis in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07125404 (Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders and Anxiety), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders and Anxiety: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patient Education and Self-Management in Adults With Temporomandibular Disorders: Results From a Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Advanced, pharmacological and complementary interventions for chronic or recurrent orofacial pain conditions: a systematic evidence map with selective meta-analyses.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Pooled it
- The relationship between psychological factors and temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Head & face medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Dry needling, lidocaine, and mepivacaine for myofascial pain and associated temporomandibular disorder and depressive symptoms: a randomized clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders and Anxiety: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
- Association Between Oral Behaviors and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Romanian Adults Attending Private Dental Practices: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Psychological and somatosensory correlates of temporomandibular disorder: anxiety, somatosensory amplification, and coping strategies-a biopsychosocial perspective.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Article
- Ultrasound examination of asymmetry in temporomandibular disorders.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Association Between Psychological Factors and Masticatory Muscle Thickness Assessed by Ultrasonography in Female Dental Students with TMD-Related Myalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Does Frequency of Temporomandibular Disorders Pain Influence on Physical and Emotional Function?Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Emotional Factors and Pain in Temporomandibular Disorder and Correlation With Different Diagnoses: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Observational
- The prevalence of smartphone, nicotine, and alcohol addiction among university students with temporomandibular disorders.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Investigating the relationship between temporomandibular disorders and personality traits.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Observational
- Performance of AI-Chatbots to Common Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs) Patient Queries: Accuracy, Completeness, Reliability and Readability.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2025Article
- Impact of comorbid depression and anxiety on temporomandibular disorders related pain, sleep, function, behaviors, and quality of life.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Network Analysis of Temporomandibular Disorder Pain and Subject-Based Bruxism in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorder Symptoms Among Dental Students at the Faculty of Dental Medicine in Iași: A Self-Reported Study Based on DC/TMD Criteria.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Temporomandibular disorders and the use of oral splints among elite sport athletes: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Germany.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in Mouth Opening on Temporomandibular Disorder Patients-Implications for Diagnosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Stomatognathic Dysfunction and Neuropsychological Imbalance: Associations with Salivary Cortisol, EMG Activity, and Emotional Distress.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD) is an umbrella term that includes musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint. The present systematic review aimed to verify whether there is a specific association between TMD and anxiety. The searches were carried out in electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and LILACS, without restrictions on publication date and language. The acronym PECO was used, whose participants (P) were humans exposed to TMD (E), compared to participants without TMD (C) and the presence of anxiety as an outcome (O). After the search retrieval, the duplicates were removed, and the articles were evaluated by title and abstract, following our inclusion and exclusion criteria; then, the papers were read and thoroughly assessed. After selection, the methodological quality was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for observational studies. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool was used to assess the level of evidence. A total of 710 studies were found, and 33 articles were considered eligible and were included for the qualitative synthesis and the level of evidence assessment. The studies confirmed the association between anxiety and DTM, although there was a low certainty of evidence among the selected studies. Most articles showed a low risk of bias. Although the limitations of this systematic review, it suggested a significant association between anxiety and TMD, as well as highlights possible directions for future research.
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