scholarly journals The methodological quality of systematic reviews comparing temporomandibular joint disorder surgical and non-surgical treatment

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo V Bessa-Nogueira ◽  
Belmiro CE Vasconcelos ◽  
Richard Niederman
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Temporomandibular Joint ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Methodological Quality ◽  
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder ◽  
Joint Disorder ◽  
Non Surgical Treatment

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on Effectiveness of Rocabado Approach and Conventional Physiotherapy on Pain, ROM and QOL in Patients with TMJ Dysfunction

2021 ◽  
pp. 201-209
Author(s):  
Sushma Pundkar ◽  
Deepali Patil ◽  
Waqar Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Temporomandibular Joint ◽  
Mouth Opening ◽  
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder ◽  
Physiotherapy Treatment ◽  
Joint Disorder ◽  
Group A ◽  
Conventional Physiotherapy ◽  
Group B

Background: Temporomandibular joint disorder or dysfunction (TMD) are considered to be a subclass of the musculoskeletal disorders, so requires physiotherapy treatment. Till now very few studies have been done show the effectiveness of Rocabado approach and conventional physiotherapy, so the research aims to compare the effects of same in patients having mild to moderate Temporomandibular joint disorder. Methods: Subjects (n = 60) with TMJ dysfunction were selected for a comparative study. The participants were randomized into (1) Group A, and (2) Group B. Participants of Group A received Rocabado approach while Group B received the conventional physiotherapy along with home exercises for a period of 8 days immediately following baseline assessment. Discussion: The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of Rocabado approach and TENS in the patients having mild to moderate Temporomandibular joint disorder. To conclude, we can say that that the current study found evidence to justify the application of Rocabado’s technique to TMJ mobility. It helps patients with TMJ problems having mild to moderate dysfunction to improve their discomfort, mouth opening and quality of life.

scholarly journals A Systematic Critical Appraisal of the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews on the Effect of Autologous Platelet Concentrates in the Treatment of Periodontal Intraosseous Defects

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4180
Author(s):  
Agostino Guida ◽  
Gennaro Cecoro ◽  
Rosario Rullo ◽  
Luigi Laino ◽  
Massimo Del Fabbro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Methodological Quality ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Enamel Matrix Derivative ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Platelet Concentrates ◽  
Hand Search ◽  
Autologous Platelet

The present study aimed to perform a systematic critical appraisal of the methodological quality of systematic reviews (SRs) on the effect of autologous platelet concentrates (APCs) in the treatment of periodontal intraosseous defects and to provide a synthesis of the main clinical findings available. An electronic and hand search was performed up to February 2020; 14 systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), of which 11 were meta-analyses, were included. Only one SR fully satisfied all 11 items of the AMSTAR (“A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews”) checklist for methodological quality evaluation, 3 SRs were classified of high quality, 8 of medium quality, and 2 of low quality. There is some evidence on the beneficial additive effect of APCs in the surgical treatment of intraosseous defects when used alone or in combination with bone grafts. APCs did not show any advantage when used together with guided tissue regeneration (GTR) or enamel matrix derivative (EMD). Undertaking SRs which adhere to rigorous standards and protocols is strongly recommended. There are increasing data on the positive adjunctive effect of APCs in the surgical treatment of intraosseous defects but, due to the heterogeneity of the available primary studies, the quality of evidence remains rather low and further long-term well-designed RCTs are encouraged.

scholarly journals Clinical-surgical treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder in a psoriatic arthritis patient

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edela Puricelli ◽  
Adriana Corsetti ◽  
Julieta Gomes Tavares ◽  
Giuliano Henrique Mião Luchi
Keyword(s):  
Psoriatic Arthritis ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Temporomandibular Joint ◽  
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder ◽  
Joint Disorder

Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Pulmonary Embolism: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (23) ◽  
pp. 2686-2691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Doundoulakis ◽  
Christina Antza ◽  
Haralambos Karvounis ◽  
George Giannakoulas
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Methodological Quality ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Oral Anticoagulants ◽  
Vitamin K Antagonist ◽  
Language Restriction ◽  
Overview Of Systematic Reviews

Background: Anticoagulation in patients with pulmonary embolism. Objective: To identify how non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants are associated with multiple outcomes in patients with pulmonary embolism. Methods: We performed a systematic search of systematic reviews via multiple electronic databases from inception to August 19th, 2019, without language restriction. Two authors independently extracted data and assessed the methodological quality of the included systematic reviews using the ROBIS tool. Results: We found twelve systematic reviews. Eleven SRs collected their data from randomized clinical trials and one from observational studies. All the included studies were published between 2014 and 2019 in English. The methodological quality of the 12 systematic reviews was low to high. None of the systematic reviews, which are included in our overview of systematic reviews, has evaluated the overall quality of evidence outcome using the Grading of Recommendations Assessments, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Conclusion: This is the first effort to summarize evidence about non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in an overview of systematic reviews focusing exclusively on patients with pulmonary embolism. The evidence suggests that the non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants seem to be more effective and safer than a dualdrug approach with LMWH- VKA.

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