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

CEU San Pablo University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Myofascial Pain

Treatments: Device: Deep Dry needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02587182

CEU-011

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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17 participants in 1 patient group

Dry needling

Experimental group

Description:

Dry needling in the masseter and temporalis muscles

Treatment:

Device: Deep Dry needling