Acupuncture may be no more effective than sham acupuncture in treating temporomandibular joint disorders.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the effectiveness of acupuncture-type treatments to sham acupuncture in patients with temporomandibular joint disorder.


BACKGROUND
One of the authors was supported by a Pusan National University research grant; otherwise, no direct external funding was identified.


METHODS
Systematic review with meta-analysis of data.


METHODS
Level 1: Good-quality, patient-oriented evidence.


METHODS
Grade B: Inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented evidence.
Howard University College of Dentistry, 600 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA. blaurence@howard.edu
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