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- Title
Efficacy of botulinum toxin therapy in treatment of myofascial pain.
- Authors
Chaurand, Jorge; Pacheco-Ruíz, Laura; Orozco-Saldíva, Hector; López-Valdés, Julio; Orozco-Saldívar, Hector
- Abstract
The present study aimed to assess the efficacy of using botulinum toxin (BTX) in temporomandibular joint disorders, particularly pertaining to myofascial pain from masseter and temporal muscles. The study included 11 patients who were diagnosed with masseter and temporalis myofascial pain. Visual analog scale for pain and pressure algometry were conducted initially, after 1 month of conservative therapy (control group), and after 1 month of BTX type A injections (study group). Data were statistically analyzed (analysis of variance and Wilcoxon's test) to determine intergroup differences. Both conservative therapy and BTX injections showed reduction in pain scores and increase in pain threshold compared with baseline, and statistically significant differences were noted between both groups. Thus, BTX injections appear to be effective in management of chronic myofascial pain targeting masseter and temporalis muscles.
- Subjects
BOTULINUM toxin; THERAPEUTICS; MYOFASCIAL pain syndrome treatment; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR disorders; MASSETER muscle; TEMPORALIS muscle
- Publication
Journal of Oral Science, 2017, Vol 59, Issue 3, p351
- ISSN
1343-4934
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2334/josnusd.16-0614