Cochrane · intervention · CD006385

Arthroscopy for temporomandibular disorders

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library

Oral Health Oral and maxillofacial surgery Temporomandibular disorders and sleep2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

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No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 12 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%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.

Review question

Element	Planned (methods)	Found (results)
Population	Adults (older than 18 years) with a diagnosis of synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial dysfunction, degenerative diseases or psycho-affective disorders with orofacial pain	Adults with TMD (closed lock, internal derangement, osteoarthritis, disc displacement); 349 patients across 7 RCTs
Intervention	Arthroscopy for TMD	Arthroscopy (various techniques incl. lysis/lavage, arthroscopic anterolateral capsular release)
Comparison	No treatment; Splint therapy; Physiotherapy; Surgery; Pharmacological treatment	Open surgery (arthroplasty, high condylectomy, discectomy); Arthrocentesis; Nonsurgical/medical management
Outcomes	Relief of pain in the TMJ and masticatory muscles; Tenderness during palpation of TMJ and masticatory muscles; Joint sounds or crepitation (Helkimo anamnestic index / dysfunction index); Maximum interincisal opening; Lateral movement; Protrusion; Determination of joint sounds during movement; Proportion of patients improved; Quality of life; Adverse events	Pain after 6 months (n=62); Pain after 12 months (n=81); Mandibular functionality/MFIQ after 12 months (n=40); Clinical evaluations 12 months after surgery, 6 clinical signs (n=240); Maximum interincisal opening after 12 months (n=81)
Study designs	Randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs)	RCT (n=7)
Timing	Not specified	6 months; 12 months

Search date: 2010-12. Databases: Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); MEDLINE; EMBASE; CINAHL; Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED); LILACS

Questions and results

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Arthroscopy vs Open surgery

Population: Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial dysfunction, degenerative disease, or psycho-affective disorder with orofacial pain)

9 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Tenderness on palpation in TMJ (clinical evaluation, 12 months) 12 months same question in other reviews	Peto OR 0.65 [0.10, 4.04]	2 studies · 40 participants	Ungraded
Maximum protrusion over 5 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) 12 months same question in other reviews	Peto OR 0.12 [0.01, 2.09]	2 studies · 40 participants	Ungraded
Clinical evaluations 12 months after surgery (6 pooled clinical signs) 12 months same question in other reviews	Peto OR 1.0 [0.45, 2.21]	2 studies · 240 participants	Ungraded
Tenderness on palpation in jaw muscles (clinical evaluation, 12 months) 12 months same question in other reviews	Peto OR 2.00 [0.20, 19.98]	2 studies · 40 participants	Ungraded
Interincisal opening over 35 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) 12 months same question in other reviews	Peto OR 1.31 [0.31, 5.60]	2 studies · 40 participants	Ungraded
Pain (VAS/SSI) after 12 months 12 months same question in other reviews	SMD 0.45 [0.01, 0.89]	3 studies · 81 participants	Ungraded
Click (clinical evaluation, 12 months) 12 months same question in other reviews	Peto OR 9.35 [0.85, 102.30]	2 studies · 40 participants	Ungraded
Crepitation (clinical evaluation, 12 months) 12 months same question in other reviews	Peto OR 0.45 [0.08, 2.60]	2 studies · 40 participants	Ungraded
Mandibular functionality (MFIQ) after 12 months 12 months same question in other reviews	MD 1.58 [-0.78, 3.94]	2 studies · 40 participants	Ungraded

Arthroscopy vs Arthrocentesis

2 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Maximum interincisal opening (mm) after 12 months 12 months same question in other reviews	MD 5.28 [3.46, 7.10]	2 studies · 81 participants	Ungraded
Pain (VAS) after 12 months 12 months same question in other reviews	MD 0.10 [-1.46, 1.66]	2 studies · 81 participants	Ungraded

Arthroscopy vs Nonsurgical treatment

1 question

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Pain after 6 months 6 months same question in other reviews	SMD 0.004 [-0.46, 0.55]	2 studies · 62 participants	Ungraded