Effectiveness of manual therapy in masticatory muscles for tmd patients - a review of the literature

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Jeanne de Sena Monteiro
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Jácome, Anielle do Nascimento, Costa, Micaella Pollyana Silva do Nascimento da, Resende, Camila Maria Bastos Machado de, Barbosa, Gustavo Augusto Seabra, Araújo, Aurigena Antunes de, Almeida, Erika Oliveira de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v9i10.8335
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/8335
• topic: Temporomandibular joint disorder; Craniomandibular disease; Mandibular disease; Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome; Manual therapy.; Disfunção da articulação temporomandibular; Doença craniomandibular; Doença mandibular; Síndrome da disfunção da articulação temporomandibular; Terapia manual.; Disfunção da articulação temporomandibular; Doença craniomandibular; Doença mandibular; Síndrome da disfunção da articulação temporomandibular; Terapia manual.

Objective: Evaluate, through a systematic literature review, the efficacy of manual therapy (MT) in the release of masticatory muscles in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) compared to other forms of treatment. Methods: Electronic databases as SCOPUS, PUBMED and Web of Science were used to search for randomized controlled clinical trials. The selected trials were classified according to the Jadad scale. Results: The combined use of MT with education and self-care may be safer than performing as an isolated technique when considering a period longer than 1 year due to the maintenance of the effect. Conclusions: The included studies concluded that MT alone has significant effects on pain reduction at different follow-up periods. However, due to the diversity in number of sessions, duration of sessions and follow-up times, it becomes necessary to use standardized protocols.