Question · asked by 1 review

Oral prazepam (benzodiazepine) vs placebo: No improvement in TMJ pain on external palpation

Population
Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of minimum 3 months' duration
Intervention
Oral prazepam (benzodiazepine)
Comparison
placebo
Outcome
No improvement in TMJ pain on external palpation

Oral prazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in no improvement in TMJ pain on external palpation compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Oral prazepam (benzodiazepine) vs Placebo
No improvement in TMJ pain on external palpation · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to… · 8 days, 5 mg prazepam
Oral prazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in no improvement in TMJ pain on external palpation compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders (2010) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 0.75 [0.47, 1.19]1 study · 83 participantsGRADE not reported
Oral prazepam (benzodiazepine) vs Placebo
No improvement in TMJ pain on external palpation · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to… · 8 days, 10 mg prazepam
Oral prazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in no improvement in TMJ pain on external palpation compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders (2010) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 1.10 [0.68, 1.49]1 study · 83 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders
2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
2010-08Not listedNot assessed
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