Temporomandibular joint disorders Blog Posts

• Review suggests that counselling may have a role in management of temporomandibular disorders

  23 Sep 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Only weak evidence available to support the use of intra- articular corticosteroids in treatment of temporomandibular joint arthritis in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

  01 Feb 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Small study finds limited benefit for lavage to supplement local anesthetic treatment for treatment of temporomandibular disorders

  12 Nov 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Little good evidence currently available to support the effectiveness of antidepressants in the treatment of orofacial pain

  23 Oct 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• For patients with temporomandibular disorders stablisation splint did not provide additional pain relief over counselling and muscle exercises alone in short term

  17 Aug 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Treating obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome with oral appliances results in more short term TMD pain than using CPAP

  06 Jul 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Ultrasonography has acceptable diagnostic efficacy for detection of temporomandibular joint disc displacement

  27 Apr 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Paucity of evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis

  24 Apr 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Physical therapy did not have an additional effect over advice on management of patients with temporomandibular disorders

  10 Feb 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• No evidence to support the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for treatment of temporomandibular disorders

  08 Feb 2012

  • Derek Richards