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This study aims to review current knowledge to understand the impact of dry needling on treating TMDs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This systematic review was carried out in alignment with the guidelines outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta\u2010Analyses (PRISMA). A comprehensive literature search was performed using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The search was done on the studies published between 2000 and 2024. Cochrane Collaboration's Risk of Bias tool for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was applied to evaluate the risk of bias.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 673 studies were identified. Among these, 245 articles were assessed for eligibility; ultimately, 10 studies were made up of the final review. 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