Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin in Temporomandibular Disorders
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition: Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Bilateral
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Preliminary Findings of the Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin in Temporomandibular Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Brief Summary:
Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) represent a multifactorial pathological group that gives rise to a varied and complex symptomatology that includes decreased jaw movement, muscle and joint pain, joint crepitation and limitation or functional deviation of the jaw opening.All this is sometimes accompanied by headache and other painful symptoms in the neck musculature, incapacitating for many patients and at considerable public health expense. Intramuscular and intra-articular injections of botulinum toxin are a…
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