The Effect of Upper Cervical Mobilization/Manipulation on Temporomandibular Joint Pain, Maximal Mouth Opening, and Pressure Pain Thresholds: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of upper cervical joint mobilization and/or manipulation on reducing pain and improving maximal mouth opening (MMO) and pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) in adults with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction compared with sham or other intervention.

Data sources

MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library from inception to June 3, 2022, were searched.

Study selection

Eight randomized controlled trials with 437 participants evaluating manual therapy (MT) vs sham and MT vs other intervention were included. Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed risk of bias.

Data extraction

Two independent reviewers extracted information about origin, number of study participants, eligibility criteria, type of intervention, a

SUBMITTER: Lam AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036235 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature