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- ÍtemAcceso AbiertoEfectividad de tratamientos en disfunción de la articulación temporomandibular. Revisión de la literatura(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2021) Herrera Espinoza, Karina Lisbeth; Ramírez Velásquez, Mariela del Carmen; 0301930046; ., .AIM: To describe the effectiveness of treatments in relieving pain associated with temporomandibular dysfunctions MATERIAL AND METHODS: A bibliographic review was performed in the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed with the following inclusion criteria: Clinical trials, within them studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of improving pain associated with temporomandibular dysfunctions and that are within the last five years of antiquity. For the selection of the articles, the title and summary of the articles was read in order to ensure that they are according to the topic proposed. RESULTS: Of the 11 included studies, four of them confirmed the effectiveness of the use of occlusal splints, four verified the effectiveness of photobiomodulation at different application doses and three assured that physiotherapy exercises aimed at the cervical and mandibular regions are capable of relieve pain intensity. CONCLUSIONS: Temporomandibular dysfunctions have a numerous classification and etiology, that is why the literature shows an abundant number of treatments as the case may be. Despite this, the most used treatments according to this review were occlusal splints, photobiomodulation and exercise therapies. Pain is a frequent and relevant symptom, so all the therapies are focused on mitigating it.