Jason W Busse, Rodrigo Casassus, Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Justin Durham, David Mock, Joanna M Zakrzewska, Carolyn Palmer, Caroline F Samer, Matteo Coen, Bruno Guevremont, Thomas Hoppe, Gordon H Guyatt, Holly N Crandon, Liang Yao, Behnam Sadeghirad, Per O Vandvik, Reed A C Siemieniuk, Lyuba Lytvyn, Birk Stokke Hunskaar, Thomas Agoritsas
CLINICAL QUESTION: What is the comparative effectiveness of available therapies for chronic pain associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)? CURRENT PRACTICE: TMD are the second most common musculoskeletal chronic pain disorder after low back pain, affecting 6-9% of adults globally. TMD are associated with pain affecting the jaw and associated structures and may present with headaches, earache, clicking, popping, or crackling sounds in the temporomandibular joint, and impaired mandibular function...
December 15, 2023: BMJ: British Medical Journal