The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of intraoral manual therapy versus extraoral manual therapy and compare them with a control group, in the management of patients with temporomandibular disorders regarding pain, strength, quality of life, disability and anxiety.
Unilateral temporomandibular pain for more than one month.
Older than eighteen.
No previous treatment to temporomandibular pain in the last 3 months.
Diagnosed based on the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD).
Patients with cervical or cranial trauma or whiplash.
Diagnosed with systemic disease, like rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia.
Diagnosed of any vascular or metabolic disease.
Previous cervical or temporomandibular surgery.