CBT vs inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist)
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 pain disability at follow-up compared with usual care, waiting list or no treatment (control) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Psychological therapies for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomesFollow-upSMD 0.01 [-0.61, 0.64]2 studies · 240 participantsLow