Non-Cochrane · prognostic · PM41721285
Temporomandibular joint disorders and tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alghamdi Hebah A, Alwably Alanoud A, Alsaad Faisal I, et al. · BMC oral health · 2026 · PubMed · doi:10.1186/s12903-026-07898-3
Findings
10 findings
| Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) | TMD diagnosis (single-arm) | None (single-arm prevalence) | Prevalence of tinnitus | Prevalence 0.318 [0.242, 0.405] GRADE not reported 28 studies |
| Adults with TMD vs controls | TMD diagnosis | Controls without TMD | Odds of tinnitus | OR 3.924 [2.636, 5.841] GRADE not reported 12 studies |
| Adults with TMD vs controls | TMD diagnosis | Controls without TMD | Odds of tinnitus Study design: cross-sectional | OR 3.517 [2.052, 6.029] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults with TMD vs controls | TMD diagnosis | Controls without TMD | Odds of tinnitus Study design: cohort | OR 3.998 [1.375, 11.624] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults with TMD vs controls | TMD diagnosis | Controls without TMD | Odds of tinnitus Study design: case-control | OR 4.699 [2.315, 9.538] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults with tinnitus | Tinnitus (single-arm) | None (single-arm prevalence) | Prevalence of TMD diagnosis | Prevalence 0.634 [0.465, 0.776] GRADE not reported 13 studies |
| Adults with tinnitus vs controls | Presence of tinnitus | Controls without tinnitus | Odds of TMD diagnosis Study design: cohort | OR 10.146 [3.234, 31.828] GRADE not reported 1 study |
| Adults with tinnitus vs controls | Presence of tinnitus | Controls without tinnitus | Odds of TMD diagnosis Study design: cross-sectional | OR 3.244 [2.1, 5.01] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults with tinnitus vs controls | Presence of tinnitus | Controls without tinnitus | Odds of TMD diagnosis | OR 4.147 [1.877, 9.164] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults with tinnitus vs controls | Presence of tinnitus | Controls without tinnitus | Odds of TMD diagnosis Study design: case-control | OR 2.61 [0.778, 8.755] GRADE not reported 1 study |
Included primary studies 34
Open in Studies| Study | Year | Also included by | Outcomes it informs here | Trial data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhter 2013 Self-reported aural symptoms, headache and temporomandibular disorders in Japanese young adults. PMID:23384362 | 2013 | 1 other review | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Song 2018 Association between temporomandibular disorders, chronic diseases, and ophthalmologic and otolaryngologic disorders in Korean adults: A… PMID:29385182 | 2018 | 1 other review | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus; Prevalence of TMD diagnosis; Odds of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Tuz 2003 Prevalence of otologic complaints in patients with temporomandibular disorder. PMID:12806339 | 2003 | 1 other review | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Al-Tuhafi 2005 Aural symptoms in temporomandibular disorder patients DOI:10.33899/rden.2005.45513 | 2005 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Algieri 2016 Tinnitus in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: Is it a Specific Somatosensory Tinnitus Subtype? PMID:28452718 | 2017 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Altay 2024 Dental patients' tinnitus profile: prevalence, types, and associated factors with oral and maxillofacial diseases. PMID:38682700 | 2024 | this review only | Prevalence of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Bernhardt 2004 Signs of temporomandibular disorders in tinnitus patients and in a population-based group of volunteers: results of the Study of Health in… PMID:15089935 | 2004 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus; Prevalence of TMD diagnosis; Odds of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Bernhardt 2011 Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and the incidence of tinnitus. PMID:21517934 | 2011 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Buergers 2014 Is there a link between tinnitus and temporomandibular disorders? PMID:24286640 | 2014 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus; Prevalence of TMD diagnosis; Odds of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Bush 1987 Tinnitus and otalgia in temporomandibular disorders. PMID:3478483 | 1987 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Calderon 2012 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Cebi 2023 Presence of tinnitus and tinnitus-related hearing loss in temporomandibular disorders. PMID:33003991 | 2023 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Ciancaglini 1994 Ear, nose, and throat symptoms in patients with TMD: the association of symptoms according to severity of arthropathy. PMID:7812227 | 1994 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| de-Pedro-Herraez 2016 Myogenic temporomandibular disorders: Clinical systemic comorbidities in a female population sample. PMID:27694784 | 2016 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Didier 2023 Somatosensory tinnitus and temporomandibular disorders: A common association. PMID:37335244 | 2023 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Prevalence of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Effat 2016 Otological symptoms and audiometric findings in patients with temporomandibular disorders: Costen's syndrome revisited. PMID:27938466 | 2016 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Ferendiuk 2014 Incidence of otolaryngological symptoms in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunctions. PMID:25050373 | 2014 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Fernandes 2013 Painful temporomandibular disorders, self reported tinnitus, and depression are highly associated. PMID:24347013 | 2013 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Fernandes 2014 Association between painful temporomandibular disorders, sleep bruxism and tinnitus. PMID:24820426 | 2014 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus; Prevalence of TMD diagnosis; Odds of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Karacay 2023 Investigation of Factors Associated with Dizziness, Tinnitus, and Ear Fullness in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders. PMID:36917234 | 2023 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Kim 2018 Prevalence of tinnitus according to temporomandibular joint disorders and dental pain: The Korean National Population-based Study. PMID:29314140 | 2018 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Prevalence of TMD diagnosis; Odds of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Kusdra 2018 Relationship between Otological Symptoms and TMD. PMID:29993214 | 2018 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Lam 2001 Aural symptoms in temporomandibular disorder patients attending a craniofacial pain unit. PMID:11443826 | 2001 | this review only | Prevalence of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Machado 2010 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Maciejewska-Szaniec 2017 Incidence of Otologic Symptoms and Evaluation of the Organ of Hearing in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders (TDM). PMID:29077689 | 2017 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Manfredini 2015 Prevalence of tinnitus in patients with different temporomandibular disorders symptoms. PMID:27186932 | 2015 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Mijiritsky 2020 Tinnitus in Temporomandibular Disorders: Axis I and Axis II Findings According to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. PMID:32870955 | 2020 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Minervini 2024 Evaluation of tinnitus in patients with Temporomandibular Disorders through Axis II of the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular… PMID:38514892 | 2024 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
| Morais 2012 Tinnitus in individuals without hearing loss and its relationship with temporomandibular dysfunction. PMID:22499371 | 2012 | this review only | Prevalence of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Morgan 1992 Tinnitus of TMJ origin: a preliminary report. PMID:1423669 | 1992 | this review only | Prevalence of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Ralli 2018 Subtyping patients with somatic tinnitus: Modulation of tinnitus and history for somatic dysfunction help identify tinnitus patients with… PMID:30102717 | 2018 | this review only | Prevalence of TMD diagnosis; Odds of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Rubinstein 1993 Tinnitus and craniomandibular disorders--is there a link? PMID:8503098 | 1993 | this review only | Prevalence of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Saldanha 2012 Are temporomandibular disorders and tinnitus associated? PMID:22916668 | 2012 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus; Odds of tinnitus; Prevalence of TMD diagnosis; Odds of TMD diagnosis | not extracted yet |
| Vasconcelos 2016 Ear pruritus: a new otologic finding related to temporomandibular disorder. PMID:27599280 | 2016 | this review only | Prevalence of tinnitus | not extracted yet |
Overlap with other reviews
Reviews that include the same primary studies are not independent evidence. Shared counts match studies by PMID, DOI or NCT, and otherwise by author and year (a probable match). Only the non-Cochrane dental reviews have study lists, so overlap with Cochrane reviews is not counted yet.
| Review | Shared studies | Jaccard |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of dizziness in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2026) | 3 | 0.08 |
Review question
| Element | Planned (methods) | Found (results) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Adult human subjects with either a diagnosis of TMD or a complaint of tinnitus | Patients with TMD (28 studies) and patients with tinnitus (13 studies); 34 studies, 47,349 participants |
| Intervention | Exposure: diagnosis of TMD or presence of tinnitus | TMD diagnosis (clinical examination, DC/TMD, RDC/TMD, questionnaire) or tinnitus (self-report, THI, VAS) |
| Comparison | Control groups without the exposure condition (non-TMD or non-tinnitus controls) | Controls without TMD or without tinnitus in comparative studies (12 and 8 studies) |
| Outcomes | Prevalence of the co-occurring condition (tinnitus in TMD patients, or TMD in tinnitus patients) or odds ratio comparing the two groups | Pooled prevalence of tinnitus in TMD (28 studies) and of TMD in tinnitus (13 studies); pooled ORs (12 and 8 comparative studies) |
| Study designs | Single-arm and double-arm observational studies (cross-sectional, case-control, cohort) | 34 observational studies (27 cross-sectional, 5 case-control, 3 cohort) |
| Timing | Not specified | Not specified |