CBT vs inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist)
Reduction in pain intensity · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) showed no clear difference in pain intensity at treatment completion 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 outcomesTreatment completionSMD -0.09 [-0.30, 0.12]6 studies · 577 participantsLow