Effects of Dry Needling in Patients With Sleep Bruxism and Temporomandibular Disorders: a Prospective Case Series

The objective of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of deep dry needling in the masseter and temporalis MTrPs on pain, pressure pain threshold (PPT), range of motion and disability in patients with sleep bruxism and myofascial temporomandibular disorders.

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Key information

Conditions

Myofascial Pain

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of myofascial temporomandibular disorders
Diagnosis of myofascial trigger point
Diagnosis of sleep bruxism

Exclusion criteria

insurmountable fear of needles
any systematic joint or muscle disease
bleeding disorders or
prior physical therapy treatment

Treatment and study plan

Deep Dry needling

Device

The muscles were repeatedly perforated by rapidly inserting and partially withdrawing the needle from the myofascial trigger point, eliciting local twitch responses in some insertions

Primary outcomes

Pain: visual analog scale, ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).

Time frame: 1 week
Pressure pain sensitivity: mechanical pressure algometer.

Time frame: 1 week
Range of motion: distance between the upper and lower central dental incisors was measured with a millimeter ruler.

Time frame: 1 week

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

CEU San Pablo University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Oct 27, 2015
Registry last updated: Jun 3, 2016

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