Research Article
Ear Acupuncture Therapy for Masticatory Myofascial and Temporomandibular Pain: A Controlled Clinical Trial
Table 4
Evaluation of intergroups to average of intensity pain in each time point assessed.
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| Control group study group | | | | | | Temporal muscle | n.s. | 0.042 | n.s. | 0.039 | 0.38 | Masseter | n.s. | 0.003 | 0.012 | 0.008 | 0.011 | Medial pterygoid | n.s. | 0.044 | 0.025 | 0.005 | 0.015 | Lateral pterygoid | n.s. | n.s. | 0.045 | 0.024 | 0.020 | Lateral pole of TMJ | n.s. | 0.047 | 0.003 | 0.016 | 0.009 | Retrodiscal TMJ | n.s. | 0.039 | 0.045 | 0.006 | 0.017 |
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: time; value of significance: < 0.05; n.s.: not significant; Friedman statistical test.
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