
handle: 10953.1/3160
Objetivo: La finalidad de esta revisión es analizar la eficacia de la acupuntura en el tratamiento de los trastornos temporomandibulares. Métodos: Diseño: revisión sistemática de ensayos clínicos. Base de datos: Pubmed, PEDro, Scopus. Selección: ensayos clínicos aleatorizados, con antigüedad máxima de 10 años y una puntuación mínima de 3 puntos en la escala Jadad. Estrategia de búsqueda: se buscaron ensayos clínicos aleatorizados con la palabra ‘temporomandibular joint myofascial pain’ en combinación mediante el conector booleano ‘AND’ con la palabra ‘acupuncture’. Resultados: fueron hallados 116 artículos de los cuales 8 cumplieron con todos los criterios de inclusión. Conclusiones: Aunque hay limitaciones y la evidencia es moderada podemos decir que la acupuntura es una alternativa eficaz en el tratamiento de los trastornos temporomanbulares
Objective: The purpose of this review is to analyze the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders. Methods: Design: systematic review of clinical trials. Databases: Pubmed, PEDro, Scopus. Selection: Randomized clinical trials with maximun age of 10 years and a mínimum score of 3 points on the Jadad scale. Search strategy: randomized clinical trials were searched with the word ‘temporomandibular joint myofascial pain’ combined using the Boolean connector ‘AND’ with the word ‘acupuncture’. Results: 116 articles were found of which 8 met all inclusion criteria. Conclusions: Although there are limitations and the evidence is moderate it can say that acupuncture is an effective therapeutic alternative in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
3213.11, Physiotherapy, Fisioterapia
3213.11, Physiotherapy, Fisioterapia
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