{"title":"Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Following a Motor Vehicle Accident - A Scoping Review for Canadian Dental Professionals.","authors":"Nik Bhargava, Katie Perich, Reid Friesen","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The diagnosis, symptom onset, treatment, prognosis, radiographic features and effect of litigation on patients suffering temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) following motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are still unknown yet highly debated. This review summarizes literature on this topic and provides evidence-based guidance to dental practitioners.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We applied PRISMA guidelines and their extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The search strategy was defined, and the electronic search included PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus. Extracted data were organized into categories, and we present a narrative summary of the main findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 37 articles in the review: 15 assessed the diagnosis of TMD following an MVA; 6 assessed onset of symptoms; 13 analyzed treatment options; 10 reviewed prognosis; 6 reviewed imaging findings; and 4 reviewed litigation factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The review revealed heterogeneous results regarding the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, imaging and litigation factors in MVA-related TMD patients. Future studies are recommended, and no definitive conclusions were drawn.</p>","PeriodicalId":50005,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Canadian Dental Association","volume":"91 ","pages":"p1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of the Canadian Dental Association","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objectives: The diagnosis, symptom onset, treatment, prognosis, radiographic features and effect of litigation on patients suffering temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) following motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are still unknown yet highly debated. This review summarizes literature on this topic and provides evidence-based guidance to dental practitioners.
Methods: We applied PRISMA guidelines and their extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The search strategy was defined, and the electronic search included PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus. Extracted data were organized into categories, and we present a narrative summary of the main findings.
Results: We included 37 articles in the review: 15 assessed the diagnosis of TMD following an MVA; 6 assessed onset of symptoms; 13 analyzed treatment options; 10 reviewed prognosis; 6 reviewed imaging findings; and 4 reviewed litigation factors.
Conclusion: The review revealed heterogeneous results regarding the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, imaging and litigation factors in MVA-related TMD patients. Future studies are recommended, and no definitive conclusions were drawn.
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