Effcacy of Manual Therapy in TemporomandibularJoint Disorders and Its Medium-and Long-TermEffects on Pain and Maximum Mouth Opening:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Andres Herrera-Valencia, Maria Ruiz-Muñoz, Jaime Martin-Martin, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Manuel González-Sánchez, Andres Herrera-Valencia, Maria Ruiz-Muñoz, Jaime Martin-Martin, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Manuel González-Sánchez

Abstract

The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the medium- and long-term efficacy of manual therapy for temporomandibular joint disorders, alone or in combination with therapeutic exercise. Information was compiled from the PubMed, SCOPUS, Cochrane, SciELO and PEDro databases. The inclusion criteria were established: randomized controlled trials only; participants must present any kind of temporomandibular disorder; the treatments must include manual therapy in at least one of the experimental groups; a minimum of 3 months of follow-up; pain must be one of the primary or secondary outcomes; and the article must be available in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or French. Six documents that fulfilled all the criteria were obtained for analysis, two of them considered low quality and four considered high quality. A significant improvement in pain and mouth opening compared to baseline was observed after manual therapy treatment. Manual therapy seems to be an effective treatment for temporomandibular disorders in the medium term, although the effect appears to decrease over time. However, when complemented with therapeutic exercise, these effects can be maintained in the long term. This review underlines the importance of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise for the medium- and long-term treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders in daily practice.

Keywords: joint; manual therapy; pain; review; temporomandibular.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interests.

Figures

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Search flow chart and documents selection.
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Forest Plot of the changes in pain after the intervention and three months from the baseline.
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Forest plot of the changes in maximum mouth opening (MMO) after the intervention and three months form the baseline.

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