Interpretation of a clinical practice guideline on the management of chronic pain associated with temporomandibular joint disorders
10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20231229-00313
- VernacularTitle:关于《颞下颌关节紊乱病相关慢性疼痛的临床实践指南》解读
- Author:
Chenxi LI
1
;
Zhiqiang SONG
;
Xing JIN
;
Zhongcheng GONG
;
Hui LIU
;
Xu LIU
;
Mingchao DING
;
Jialin SUN
;
Xing LONG
;
Bo SHAO
Author Information
1. 新疆医科大学第一附属医院（附属口腔医院）口腔颌面肿瘤外科 新疆维吾尔自治区口腔医学研究所，乌鲁木齐 830054
- Keywords:
Temporomandibular disorders;
Chronic pain;
Randomized clinical trials;
Network meta-analysis;
Clinical practice guideline
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2024;59(10):988-997
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a heterogeneous group of diseases that affect the temporomandibular joint, chewing muscle system, dental occlusion, and even various structures throughout the body, with significant characteristics of biological-psychological-social pattern. TMD related chronic pain, as the most important clinical symptom, can result in negative emotions seriously affecting patients′ quality of life and physical and mental health. Although a variety of therapies have been previously reported to treat TMD related chronic pain, there is a lack of widely recognized therapies. Professor Jason W Busse (from Michael G DeGroote National Pain Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, Canada) took the lead and collaborated with multiple internationally renowned schools/hospitals of stomatology to develop an international consensus on the management of chronic pain associated with TMD, a clinical practice guideline, which took two years and was published in December 15th, 2023 in a global top journal of clinical research The British Medical Journal. This clinical practice guideline explored the comparative effectiveness of available therapies for chronic pain associated with TMD, conditionally recommended the specific intervention for different treatment or pain relief, proposed a comprehensive, agreed, and standardized clinical practice guideline. This present article describes the methodology and key elements of the clinical practice guideline to help clinicians fully understand and appropriately apply this guidance, which could provide the references for clinical practice of TMD associated chronic pain in China.
