Effectiveness of Sequential Viscosupplementation in Temporomandibular Joint Internal Derangements and Symptomatology: A Case Series

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(a) Improvement on orofacial pain disability at 1 and 6 months after treatment. This parameter was analyzed only on patients who showed pain at baseline. Box and whisker show quartiles, the band inside the box is the median, and the ends of the whiskers represent minimum and maximum values. Wilcoxon signed rank test; (1-month follow-up) and (6-month follow-up); patients (1-month follow-up) and 4 patients (6-month follow-up). (b) Improvement on mandibular function MFIQ at 6 months after treatment. Box and whisker show quartiles, the band inside the box is the median, and the ends of the whiskers represent minimum and maximum values. Wilcoxon signed rank test; (1-month follow-up) and, (6-month follow-up); patients (1-month follow-up) and 8 patients (6-month follow-up). (c) Decrease of impact on quality of life (OHIP-49) at 1 and 6 months. Bars represent standard deviation (SD). Student’s t-test; (1-month follow-up) and (6-month follow-up); patients (1-month follow-up) and 8 patients (6-month follow-up).

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