Total sleep time, next night; · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in total sleep time (min) compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -8.60 [-96.17, 78.97]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Sleep efficiency · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in sleep efficiency (%) compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -2.40 [-8.36, 3.56]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Awakenings per hour · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in awakenings per hour compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 0.40 [-2.51, 3.31]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Arousal index · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in arousal index compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Episodes with grinding noise · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in episodes with grinding noise compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 0.90 [-10.19, 11.99]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Comfort · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
1 finding from 1 review
Preference (device preferred by participants) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
1 finding from 1 review
Number of bruxism episodes per hour of sleep (Epi/h) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in number of bruxism episodes per hour of sleep (Epi/h) compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 0.54 [-10.95, 12.93]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Pain (unpleasantness/intensity/palpation) · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity
Stabilisation splint (SS) showed no clear difference in pain (unpleasantness/intensity/palpation) compared with non-occluding splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.44 [0.81, 2.58]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Movement (increase in maximal mouth opening) · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity
Stabilisation splint (SS) showed no clear difference in movement (increase in maximal mouth opening) compared with non-occluding splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 1.45 [-1.47, 4.37]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Quality of life · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity
Stabilisation splint (SS) led to lower quality of life compared with non-occluding splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.12 [0.02, 0.90]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Overall improvement of symptoms · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity
Stabilisation splint (SS) showed no clear difference in overall improvement of symptoms compared with non-occluding splint; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.13 [0.79, 1.61]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Severity of joint noise · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Joint pain at rest · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes joint pain at rest compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Muscle pain when chewing · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient discomfort · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Self-reported joint pain when chewing · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of joint noise · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes frequency of joint noise compared with another occlusal splint with a different mechanism of action (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Muscle pain when chewing · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
It is very uncertain whether occlusal splint changes muscle pain when chewing compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review