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3 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews · Temporomandibular disorders and sleep

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Topical methyl salicylate (Theraflex-TMJ) vs placebo

Spontaneous pain in the TMJ (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Topical methyl salicylate (Theraflex-TMJ) led to lower spontaneous TMJ pain (numerical graph rating scale) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
15 days
MD -0.90 [-1.35, -0.45]
1 study · 52 participants
GRADE not reported

Topical methyl salicylate (Theraflex-TMJ) vs placebo

Spontaneous masseter muscle pain (numerical graph rating scale) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Topical methyl salicylate (Theraflex-TMJ) led to lower spontaneous masseter muscle pain (numerical graph rating scale) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
15 days
MD -2.00 [-2.38, -1.62]
1 study · 52 participants
GRADE not reported

Occlusal splint vs Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS)

Pain in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
Occlusal splint versus TENS, pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) (Alvarez-Arenal 2002): the event did not occur in either group, so the risk ratio was not estimable.
1 study
GRADE not reported