Clinical effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy in the management of TMD.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to investigate whether cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) was effective as a standard intervention for temporomandibular disorders (TMD).


METHODS
The subjects were 134 TMD outpatients with no history of treatment for TMD. They had pain persisting for 1 month or more and/or limited jaw movement. All patients underwent CBT. Symptom fluctuation was evaluated by a self-administered questionnaire.


RESULTS
Symptoms had disappeared and improved in 112 patients within 2 months.


CONCLUSIONS
It was suggested that most TMD symptoms can be relieved only by CBT in less than 2 months without further intervention.
Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Emiko
E
Morishige
Shoichi
S
Ishigaki
Hirofumi
H
Yatani
Masayuki
M
Hirokawa
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010551:Personality; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome