Conservative therapies to treat pain and anxiety associated with temporomandibular disorders: a randomized clinical trial.

Introduction: Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is a condition that affects the stomatognathic system.

Objective: To determine the effect of treatment with an occlusal splint (OS), manual therapy (MT), counselling (CS) and the combination of an occlusal splint and counselling (OSCS) on pain and anxiety in patients with TMD.

Materials And Methods: A randomised clinical trial was conducted with 89 patients diagnosed with TMD through RDC/TMD (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders) and divided into four groups of treatment: OSCS (n = 25); OS (n = 24); MT (n = 21); and CS (n = 19).

Short-term effectiveness of conservative therapies in pain, quality of life, and sleep in patients with temporomandibular disorders: A randomized clinical trial.

: To evaluate, in the short term, the effectiveness of conservative therapies in pain, quality of life, and sleep in TMD patients.: Eighty-nine TMD patients diagnosed by RDC-TMD were distributed in occlusal splints (OS; n= 24), manual therapy (MT; n= 21), counseling (C; n= 19), and OS associated with C (OSC; n= 25) therapy groups. Data collection was performed at baseline and within one month by VAS (pain), PSQI (sleep quality -SQ), WHOQOL-BREF (Quality of life - QL) and OHIP-14 (quality of life related to oral health -QLOH).