Table 1.
Web of Science search in the Medline database showing the number of papers of functional disturbances of the stomatognathic system: “TMD” over the period 1950–2017, which is focused on the biopsychosocial model (BPSM) and “occlusion” specified for different types of trials: clinical trial (CT), controlled clinical trial (CCT), randomized controlled trial (RCT), all trials, and evidence-based dentistry (EBD).
| Term/topic of the search | All papers | BPSM | Occlusion | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papers | Papers | CT | CCT | RCT | All trials | EBD | ||
| Craniomandibular disorders | 826 | 2 | 174 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| Craniomandibular dysfunction | 448 | 1 | 113 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Temporomandibular disorders | 14316 | 31 | 1533 | 47 | 11 | 37 | 63 | 20 |
| Temporomandibular dysfunction | 6686 | 11 | 1256 | 40 | 9 | 26 | 45 | 5 |
| CMD | 1848 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| TMD | 4802 | 22 | 399 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 5 |
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| All 6 search terms: “TMD” | 21686 | 35∗ | 2419 | 69 | 16 | 52∗ | 86 | 21∗ |
∗Studies that detailed the subject of this review.