CBT vs alternative treatment
Disability caused by pain at follow-up · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) showed no clear difference in disability caused by pain at treatment completion compared with alternative (active) treatment (e.g. oral splint, medication,… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Psychological therapies for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomesTreatment completionSMD -0.15 [-0.40, 0.10]3 studies · 245 participantsLow