Question · asked by 1 review
Stabilisation splint (SS) vs relaxation: Pain (reduction in pain on palpation)
- Population
- Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity
- Intervention
- Stabilisation splint (SS)
- Comparison
- relaxation
- Outcome
- Pain (reduction in pain on palpation)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Stabilisation splint (SS) vs Relaxation Pain (reduction in pain on palpation) · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity · 3 months or less Stabilisation splint therapy for temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome (2004) · Cochrane All outcomes | SS vs relaxation (Okeson 1983; Winocur 2002): reduction in pain on palpation. Okeson 1983 showed a significant reduction favouring SS; Winocur 2002 did not. Significant heterogeneity (P<0.01, I2=98.3%) meant the data… | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stabilisation splint therapy for temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome 2004 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2001-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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