TMD signs | Baseline | 1 month (n = 15) |
3 months (n = 14) |
6 months (n = 12) |
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Discontinued (n) |
Continued (n) |
P | Discontinued (n) |
Continued (n) |
P | Discontinued (n) |
Continued (n) |
P | Discontinued (n) |
Continued (n) |
P | |
Restricted mandibular opening | 0 | 0 | , | 0 | 0 | , | 0 | 0 | , | 0 | 0 | , |
Clicking of the TMJ | 2 | 1 | 0.569 | 1 | 2 | 0.569 | 1 | 2 | a | 0 | 3 | 0.061 |
Crepitation of the TMJ | 5 | 1 | 0.119 | 4 | 1 | 0.282 | 4 | 1 | 0.242 | 5 | 0 | 0.015 |
Luxation of the TMJ | 0 | 0 | , | 0 | 0 | , | 0 | 0 | , | 0 | 0 | , |
Pain on palpation of the TMJ | ||||||||||||
laterally | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.467 | 0 | 0 | , | 0 | 0 | , | |
posteriorly | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.467 | 1 | 0 | a | 0 | 0 | , | |
Pain on palpation | ||||||||||||
Temporal muscle – posterior part | 0 | 0 | , | 1 | 0 | a | 0 | 0 | , | 0 | 0 | , |
Temporal muscle – anterior part | 0 | 0 | , | 1 | 0 | a | 1 | 0 | a | 0 | 0 | , |
Temporal muscle – insertion | 4 | 5 | 0.608 | 5 | 3 | 0.619 | 5 | 2 | 0.242 | 2 | 3 | 0.567 |
Masseter muscle | 2 | 2 | a | 2 | 4 | 0.315 | 3 | 2 | a | 2 | 1 | a |
Medial pterygoid muscle | 2 | 3 | 0.608 | 2 | 1 | a | 1 | 2 | a | 2 | 2 | a |
Lateral pterygoid muscle | 5 | 3 | 0.619 | 7 | 4 | 0.282 | 4 | 3 | a | 2 | 3 | 0.567 |
Posterior digastric muscle | 5 | 4 | a | 6 | 5 | a | 4 | 4 | a | 4 | 3 | a |
n = number of patients; TMJ = tmporomandibular joint.
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