Evaluating economic outcomes in the management of temporomandibular disorders: a protocol for a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Systematic reviews (SRs) on the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) have predominantly focused on evaluating the effectiveness of various treatments, identifying those that provide the greatest benefits. However, the economic evaluation of these treatments has not been systematically explored. This SR aims to address this gap by evaluating the economic outcomes of the most common treatment modalities for TMDs, including cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, cost-benefit, cost-minimisation and the burden of illness.

Methods and analysis

This SR will be conducted using the following electronic databases Business Source Complete, CINAHL, EconLit (ProQuest), Embase (Ovid), MEDLINE (PubMed), MEDLINE (Ovid) and Scopus to identify studies evaluating the econom

SUBMITTER: Komarraju P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12588002 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature