Table 1 All databases searched, search terms used, and number of articles found per database

Pubmed/medline^*

("Temporomandibular Joint Disorders"[Mesh] or “Temporomandibular joint disorder” or “Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint” or “Disorders, Temporomandibular Joint” or “Joint Disorder, Temporomandibular” or “Joint Disorders, Temporomandibular” or “Temporomandibular Joint Disorder” or “TMJ Disorders” or “Disorder, TMJ” or “Disorders, TMJ” or “TMJ Disorder” or “Temporomandibular Disorders” or “Disorder, Temporomandibular” or “Disorders, Temporomandibular” or “Temporomandibular Disorder” or “Temporomandibular Joint Diseases” or “Disease, Temporomandibular Joint” or “Diseases, Temporomandibular Joint” or “Joint Disease, Temporomandibular” or “Joint Diseases, Temporomandibular” or “Temporomandibular Joint Disease” or “TMJ Diseases” or “Disease, TMJ” or “Diseases, TMJ” or “TMJ Disease” or “Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome” or “Temporomandibular joint pain” or “Temporomandibular pain” or “Craniomandibular Disorders” or “Craniomandibular Disorder” or “Disorder, Craniomandibular” or “Disorders, Craniomandibular” or “Craniomandibular Diseases” or “Craniomandibular Disease” or “Disease, Craniomandibular” or “Diseases, Craniomandibular” or “Chronic orofacial pain” or “Orofacial Pain” or “Craniofacial pain” or “Chronic craniofacial pain”) AND ("Quality of Life"[Mesh] or “Quality of life” or “Quality of lives” or “Life Quality” or “Health-Related Quality Of Life” or “Health Related Quality Of Life” or “Life Style” or “Karnofsky Performance Status” or “Sickness Impact Profile” or “Value of Life” or “Oral Health-related Quality of life” or “Oral Health Impact Profile” or “World Health Organization Quality of Life” or “Social Dental Indicators” or “General Oral Health Assessment Index” or “General quality of life” or “The Dental Impact Profile” or “Subjective Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Measure” or “The Dental Impact Daily Living” or “Oral Impacts on Daily Performances”)

491

EMBASE^†

(“Temporomandibular joint disorder” or “Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint” or “Disorders, Temporomandibular Joint” or “Joint Disorder, Temporomandibular” or “Joint Disorders, Temporomandibular” or “Temporomandibular Joint Disorder” or “TMJ Disorders” or “Disorder, TMJ” or “Disorders, TMJ” or “TMJ Disorder” or “Temporomandibular Disorders” or “Disorder, Temporomandibular” or “Disorders, Temporomandibular” or “Temporomandibular Disorder” or “Temporomandibular Joint Diseases” or “Disease, Temporomandibular Joint” or “Diseases, Temporomandibular Joint” or “Joint Disease, Temporomandibular” or “Joint Diseases, Temporomandibular” or “Temporomandibular Joint Disease” or “TMJ Diseases” or “Disease, TMJ” or “Diseases, TMJ” or “TMJ Disease” or “Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome” or “Temporomandibular joint pain” or “Temporomandibular pain” or “Craniomandibular Disorders” or “Craniomandibular Disorder” or “Disorder, Craniomandibular” or “Disorders, Craniomandibular” or “Craniomandibular Diseases” or “Craniomandibular Disease” or “Disease, Craniomandibular” or “Diseases, Craniomandibular” or “Chronic orofacial pain” or “Orofacial Pain” or “Craniofacial pain” or “Chronic craniofacial pain”) AND (“Quality of life” or “Quality of lives” or “Life Quality” or “Health-Related Quality Of Life” or “Health Related Quality Of Life” or “Life Style” or “Karnofsky Performance Status” or “Sickness Impact Profile” or “Value of Life” or “Oral Health-related Quality of life” or “Oral Health Impact Profile” or “World Health Organization Quality of Life” or “Social Dental Indicators” or “General Oral Health Assessment Index” or “General quality of life” or “The Dental Impact Profile” or “Subjective Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Measure” or “The Dental Impact Daily Living” or “Oral Impacts on Daily Performances”)

564

LILACS^‡

(“Temporomandibular joint disorder(s)” or “Craniomandibular disorder(s)” or “Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome” or “Temporomandibulares disorder(s)” or “Temporomandibular disorders” or “Temporomandibular joint” or “Temporomandibular joint pain” or “Chronic orofacial pain” or “Orofacial pain” or “Craniofacial pain” or “Chronic craniofacial pain”) AND ("Quality of Life" or “Quality of life” or “Quality of lives” or “Life Quality” or “Health-Related Quality Of Life” or “Health Related Quality Of Life” or “Life Style” or “Karnofsky Performance Status” or “Sickness Impact Profile” or “Value of Life” or “Oral Health-related Quality of life” or “Oral Health Impact Profile” or “World Health Organization Quality of Life” or “Social Dental Indicators” or “General Oral Health Assessment Index” or “General quality of life” or “The Dental Impact Profile” or “Subjetive Oral Helth-Related Quality of Life Measure” or “The Dental Impact Daily Living” or “Oral Impacts on Daily Performances”)

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