Self-Management Therapies for Temporomandibular Disorders-Evidence From Systematic Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Chronic pain in the orofacial region affects 10%-15% of the general population. It is most often related to temporomandibular disorders (TMD): pain in the masticatory muscles and the temporomandibular joints. Managing chronic pain conditions requires a biopsychosocial, evidence-based and patient-centred approach. Accordingly, self-management has been advocated for TMD. This umbrella review aimed to evaluate existing evidence in systematic reviews (SRs) on self-management therapy for TMD.

Methods

The review was carried out in accordance with the PRISMA and PRIOR guidelines, with a pre-registered protocol (PROSPERO CRD42021276856). PubMed, Scopus, LILACS and the Cochrane Library were searched until December 1st 2023 to identify SRs that evaluated self-management for

SUBMITTER: Bijelic T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12705301 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature