Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Oral and maxillofacial surgery

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Muscle pain when chewing · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)

It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes muscle pain when chewing compared with acupuncture (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal interventions for managing temporomandibular disorders 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
Short term (1 month) · Myofascial pain TMD
MD 0.10 [-0.80, 1.00]
1 study · 40 participants
Very low