Pain Research and Management

Clinical Study

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

Table 2

RDC/TMD diagnosis at baseline and follow-ups (1 and 6 months).


Patient	Research diagnostic criteria
	Axis I
	Group I		Group II		Group III
			Right	Left	Right	Left

1	Baseline	MPWLO	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (6 months)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—

2	Baseline	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (6 months)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—

3	Baseline	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	—	—	—	—
	Follow-up (6 months)	—	—	—	—	—

4	Baseline	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (6 months)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—

5	Baseline	MP	ADDR	ADDR	Arthralgia	Arthralgia
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (6 months)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—

6	Baseline	MP	ADDR	ADDR	Osteoarthritis	Osteoarthritis
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	ADDR	ADDR	Osteoarthritis	Osteoarthrosis
	Follow-up (6 months)	—	ADDR	ADDR	Osteoarthritis	Osteoarthrosis

7	Baseline	MP	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (6 months)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—

8	Baseline	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (6 months)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—

9	Baseline	—	—	—	Osteoarthrosis	Osteoarthritis
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	—	—	Osteoarthrosis	Osteoarthritis
	Follow-up (6 months)

10	Baseline	MPWLO	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (1 month)	—	ADDR	ADDR	—	—
	Follow-up (6 months)

RDC/TMD Axis I Group I (muscle disorders): MP = myofascial pain, MPWLO = myofascial pain with limited opening; Group II (disc displacement): ADDR = disc displacement with reduction; Group III (other joint conditions). Patient did not attend final follow-up.