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Title: Treatment options used in the management of people with temporomandibular disorders by Australian dentists and physiotherapists
Authors: Haddad, Danielle;Millican, Emma ;Maxwell, Lyndal;Wirianski, Alexander
Affliation: Central Coast Local Health District
Gosford Hospital
Issue Date: Oct-2024
Source: 51(10):2102-2113
Journal title: Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
Department: Physiotherapy
Abstract: Studies documenting the treatments used by dentists in the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) have been undertaken in some countries; however, no such research has been conducted in Australia. No similar studies have been documented for physiotherapists. The aim of the study was to determine the treatment options and referral patterns used by Australian dentists and physiotherapists in managing people with TMDs. Prospective nationwide online questionnaires targeting Australian dentists and physiotherapists were created for Australian dentists and physiotherapists. Seventy-eight respondents (27 dentists; 51 physiotherapists) completed all questions in the questionnaires. Sixty respondents reported actively treating people with TMDs. The treatment options used most frequently by dentists included advice and education, oral appliances, physical agents such as moist heat and medications. The treatment options most frequently used by physiotherapists included manual therapy, exercises, electrophysical agents and advice and education. Referrals were most frequently made to dentists and physiotherapists with experience and/or expertise in managing people with TMDs and to general dentists. Commonly used treatment options were mostly conservative, reversible and evidence-based. More responses are required to draw conclusions representative of Australian dentists and physiotherapists in the management of people with TMDs.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/1/2782
DOI: 10.1111/joor.13802
Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39020476
Publicaton type: Journal Article
Keywords: Dental
Exercise Therapy
Appears in Collections:Health Service Research

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