ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2024
The additional value of home exercises to self-management for the treatment of masticatory muscle pain. A clinical trial.
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- Patient Education and Self-Management in Adults With Temporomandibular Disorders: Results From a Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnosis-based pathways for conservative and minimally invasive management of temporomandibular disorders: a scoping review.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Article
- Effect of dry needling, ischemic compression and cross-taping of the masseter in patients with orofacial myofascial pain: a randomized comparative study.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Initial management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) based on self-management (SM) is strongly recommended by literature, nevertheless, research is needed to investigate the efficacy of different types of interventions under each component of SM against each other for the management of particular subtypes of TMD. The present study aimed to compare the clinical effectiveness of SM and SM with additional mandibular home exercises for the management of myalgia of masticatory muscles. Material and Methods: A clinical trial was conducted with 54 subjects with a diagnosis of myalgia according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD), which were randomised into two groups: treated with SM (SM group) and treated with SM and mandibular home exercises (SM+EX group). Follow-ups were carried out at 2, 6, and 10 weeks, where it was evaluated: pain in the masticatory muscles, jaw opening range of motion, and mandibular functional limitation. Data were analysed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test for comparisons between periods (baseline, and weeks 2, 6, and 10) and Wilcoxon rank-sum test for comparison between groups ( Results: All the variables showed significant improvement ( Conclusions: The self-management program was able to reduce pain intensity, increase the jaw opening range of motion and improve functional limitation, but the addition of mandibular home exercises do not have a significant impact on myalgia of the masticatory muscles in the short-term.
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