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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
271 questions in 11 reviews · Temporomandibular disorders and sleep
current versionsNo studies 70 · 25.8%Ungraded 160 · 59%Very low 29 · 10.7%Low 12 · 4.4%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Stabilisation splint (SS) vs Non-occluding splint Quality of life · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity · 3 months or less Stabilisation splint therapy for temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome (2004) · Cochrane | RR 0.12 [0.02, 0.90] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Stabilisation splint (SS) vs Non-occluding splint Overall improvement of symptoms · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity · 3 months or less Stabilisation splint therapy for temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome (2004) · Cochrane | RR 1.13 [0.79, 1.61] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Stabilisation splint (SS) vs Jaw exercises Overall improvement · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity · up to 6 months Stabilisation splint therapy for temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome (2004) · Cochrane | SS vs jaw exercises (Magnusson 1999): overall improvement at 3 months and greater than 3 months; no statistically significant between-group difference; a follow-up questionnaire 1 to 4 years later showed a lasting… | 1 study | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Psychosocial outcomes · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | There were no data on psychosocial outcomes, costs or quality of life in any of the trials. | 0 studies | No studies |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Headache (severity) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.90 [0.13, 6.08] | 1 study · 18 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Reassurance Pain (frequency) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.13 [0.01, 2.58] | 1 study · 50 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Reassurance Headache (frequency) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 1.40 [0.45, 4.35] | 1 study · 50 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Pain (severity) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.5 [0.07, 3.85] | 1 study · 18 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs No treatment Pain (severity) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.10 [0.00, 2.15] | 1 study · 17 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Quality of life · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | There were no data on psychosocial outcomes, costs or quality of life in any of the trials. | 0 studies | No studies |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Relief of globus · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 6.0 [0.72, 49.84] | 1 study · 17 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Headache (frequency) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.90 [0.13, 6.08] | 1 study · 18 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs No treatment Headache (severity) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.10 [0.00, 2.15] | 1 study · 17 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Reassurance Overall symptoms improvement · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 3.12 [0.12, 80.39] | 1 study · 50 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Reassurance Limitation of movement (range of mandibular movement) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | Additional clinical outcomes reported included range of mandibular movement (Vallon 1991); no pooled effect estimate was reported. | 1 study | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Adverse events · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | There were no reports of adverse reactions. | 0 studies | No studies |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs No treatment Pain (frequency) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.10 [0.00, 2.15] | 1 study · 17 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Cost · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | There were no data on psychosocial outcomes, costs or quality of life in any of the trials. | 0 studies | No studies |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs No treatment Headache (frequency) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.10 [0.00, 2.15] | 1 study · 17 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs Placebo Pain (frequency) · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.5 [0.07, 3.85] | 1 study · 18 participants | Ungraded |
Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs No treatment or placebo (control) Incidence of TMD symptoms · Healthy subjects without TMD at baseline (children, adolescents and young adults) Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders (2003) · Cochrane | OR 0.43 [0.14, 1.37] | 3 studies · 300 participants | Ungraded |