Home-based rehabilitation versus centre-based programs in patients with temporomandibular disorders-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: To compare the effects of home-based rehabilitation and occlusal splints or centre-based rehabilitation in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD). A systematic review and meta-analysis. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and ClinicalTrials.gov electronic databases were consulted from inception to August 2023, searching for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared home-based rehabilitation for TMD with splints or centre-based rehabilitation. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. 23 RCTs (1402 participants, three comparator interventions) were identified. Very low-certainty evidence suggested there are no clinically difference between home-based rehabilitation and splints in pain intensity (mean difference (MD) 7.75, 95% con

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11798648 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature