Non Pharmacological Treatment of Pain in Temporomandibular Disorders (Muscular, Arthritic).

ABSTRACT: The temporomandibular joint is defined as an amphi-condylar joint formed by the mandibular head, the temporal glenoid and the intervertebral disc1. The craniomandibular disorders (CMD) or temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is an umbrella term for all fuctional disorders of the masticatory system, including temporomandibular joint syndrome, myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome, and temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome2. The purpose of this study is to examine the non pharmacological treatment methods and, according to the available literature, evaluate them. Methods were seperated in two categories: the biomedical ones and the biopsychological and biosocial ones.