Ear Acupuncture Therapy for Masticatory Myofascial and Temporomandibular Pain: A Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 3

Evaluation of pain evolution between time points assessed.

Pain intensity variation palpation
	Temporal muscle		Masseter muscle		Medial pterygoid muscle
	Control group	Study group	Control group	Study group	Control group	Study group
	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	0.036	n.s.	0.047
	n.s.	0.017	n.s.	0.031	n.s.	0.046
	0.023	0.046	n.s.	0.031	n.s.	0.038
	0.002	0.001	n.s.	0.018	n.s.	0.030
	Lateral pterygoid		Lateral pole of TMJ		Retrodiscal TMJ
	Control group	Study group	Control group	Study group	Control group	Study group
	n.s.	0.037	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	0.040
	n.s.	0.029	n.s.	0.032	n.s.	0.031
	n.s.	0.033	n.s.	0.012	n.s.	0.043
	n.s.	0.015	n.s.	0.032	n.s.	0.040

: time; value of significance: < 0.05; n.s.: not significant; Friedman statistical test.