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Treatment of Masticatory Muscle Pain with Acupuncture: Is It Necessary to Associate with Occlusal Splints?
- Source :
- Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 89-94 (2021), Scopus, Repositório Institucional da UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), instacron:UNESP
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2021.
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Abstract
- Made available in DSpace on 2022-05-01T10:02:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Background: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are treated by different modalities including splints, physiotherapy, and acupuncture. Although all of these offer evidencebased benefits to the patients, avoiding overtreatment is of paramount importance. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of muscle pain treatment with acupuncture combined with or without occlusal splints. Methods: Recruited patients were allocated to G1 (acupuncture) and G2 (acupuncture and occlusal splint) groups and treated in four consecutive weekly sessions (P1, P2, P3, and P4). The reported pain (RP) and the pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the masseter and temporalis muscles were assessed before and after each session. Results: RP decreased after each session in G1, except at P4. In G2, the RP decreased only after the first session, and the PPT did not vary. Conclusion: The assessed treatments did not influence the PPT levels of the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles in patients with temporomandibular disorders. Our findings suggest that occlusal splints may not be mandatory along with the acupuncture treatment Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics São Paulo State University (UNESP) School of Dentistry Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics São Paulo State University (UNESP) School of Dentistry
- Subjects :
- Facial pain
Acupuncture Therapy
Temporomandibular joint disorder
pain perception
Occlusal Splints
Other systems of medicine
occlusal splint
pressure pain threshold
Acupuncture
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
Medicine
Pain perception
Humans
Orthodontics
temporomandibular joint disorder
Pressure pain threshold
business.industry
General Medicine
Myalgia
Occlusal splint
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine
Masticatory Muscles
facial pain
business
Masticatory muscle
acupuncture
RZ201-999
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20052901
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0bac5a91ffa06693f0a3779cad3e5945