Study design
TMD, edentulous, pain
SYSTEMIC DISEASE, TMJ
This study is a randomized single-blind clinical trial composed of two groups of 34 patients each, and it was conducted following the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) [Patients seeking for treatment at the Surgery and Periodontics Clinic of the UFVJM, with diagnosis of TMD, were recruited for the study. These patients were examined by a professional and those who met the inclusion criteria were invited to participate in the study, after signing a consent form. Those excluded patients were referred to appropriate treatment.The inclusion criteria were patients aged 18 years or older, complaining of TMJ click (audible) during mouth opening/closing, followed or not by pain in the facial region, who never underwent any type of treatment for TMD’s. Exclusion criteria were: edentulous patients, patients who have already undergone any treatment for TMD’s; those patients with any systemic disease that could cause joint and/or muscle changes; and patients who were undergoing drug treatment for the condition.