FATİH ÖZKAN, Nilüfer ÖZKAN ÇAKIR, ÜNAL ERKORKMAZ

Trigger point injection therapy in the management of myofascial temporomandibular pain

Amaç: Miyofasyal ağrılar en sık görülen temporomandibular bozukluklardır. Bu çalışmada, miyofasyal temporomandibular ağrının tedavisinde kombine tedavi yöntemlerinin etkinliği karşılaştırıldı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Klinik ve radyolojik olarak miyofasyal temporomandibular bozukluk tanısı almış 50 hasta (44 kadın, 6 erkek) çalışmaya alındı ve randomize olarak her grupta 25 hasta olacak şekilde iki gruba ayrıldı. Grup 1 stabilizasyon splinti (SS) ile Grup 2 ise SS tedavisi ile kombine olarak tetik nokta enjeksiyonlarıyla tedavi edildi. Bulgular: Genel bulgu ve belirtilerin düzelmesinde her iki grup arasında istatistik olarak önemli farklar bulundu. VAS skorlarında Grup 2’de önemli azalma görüldü ve istatistitiksel analiz sonucu tedavinin 4. ve 12. haftasında yapılan değerlendirmelerde Grup 1 ve Grup 2 arasında VAS skorları açısında önemli farklar bulundu (p

Temporomandibular miyofasyal ağrılarda tetik nokta enjeksiyonu tedavisi

Objectives: Myofascial pain is the most common temporomandibular disorder. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of combined treatment modalities in the management of myofascial temporomandibular pain. Methods: Fifty patients (44 female, 6 male) clinically and radiologically diagnosed with myofascial temporomandibular disorder (TMD) were selected for the study and randomly assigned to two groups of 25 patients. Group 1 patients were treated with stabilization splint (SS) and Group 2 patients were treated with trigger point injection combined with SS therapy. Results: Positive improvement in overall signs and symptoms with statistically significant differences was observed in both groups. Group 2 showed significant reduction in visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, and statistical analysis revealed a significant difference between the VAS scores of Group 1 and Group 2 at the 4th and 12th weeks of treatment follow-up (p<0.001). Conclusion: Our results indicate that trigger point injection therapy combined with splint therapy is effective in the management of myofascial TMD pain. Further research, especially randomized controlled trials, should be carried out to ascertain its effectiveness over other treatment modalities.

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