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

CEU San Pablo University17 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Myofascial Pain

Interventions

Deep Dry needlingDEVICE

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Outcomes

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

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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