The role of physiotherapy interventions in the management of temporomandibular joint ankylosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis : Running title: Physiotherapy in TMJ ankylosis.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateNot applicable due to the design of the study as a systematic review. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding All authors thank King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, for the financial Support."

"The methods and results of this investigation are presented per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement []. The protocol for this systematic review was registered at the International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (INPLASY) (2023100029). The main research question was, "What is the efficacy of physiotherapy interventions in individuals with TMJ Ankylosis?"."