Temporomandibular Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Healthy control group:No intervention
Acupuncture group:Acupuncture points: Xiaguan cheek car Tinggong cheeks pamper Hegu sun Operation method: The patient is in the supine position after the routine disinfection of the skin of the local
Sham acupuncture group:Sham acupuncture needles (0.25×40 mm, stainless steel with blunt tips) were applied to acupoints (identical to the acupuncture group) in supine patients for 30 minutes following
Sponsors
Hangzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for TMDM in DC/TMD; 2. Patients with VAS pain score =4 points; 3. Patients aged 18-60 years old who can cooperate with treatment and examination; 4. Have not received acupuncture treatment in other hospitals or institutions; 5. Have not received TMDM related treatment in the past month; 6. Right hand; 7. Those who signed the informed consent form cooperated with the treatment and were able to complete all the treatment as planned; 8.?Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Control Group?: 1) No diagnosis of any temporomandibular joint disorders (including TMDM) according to DC/TMD criteria; 2) Absence of pain or dysfunction in the temporomandibular joint region (VAS pain score =1); 3) Age 18–60 years right-handed; 4) Gender ratio matched to the treatment group; 5) No severe underlying systemic diseases (normal cardiac pulmonary hepatic and renal function); 6) No temporomandibular joint-related treatments or pharmacological interventions within the past month; 7) Signed informed consent with commitment to comply with the study protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of temporomandibular joint trauma or surgery; 2. Temporomandibular tumors autoimmune osteoarticular system diseases; 3. Patients with serious underlying diseases (such as heart lung liver and kidney dysfunction) or severe life-threatening; 4. People taking specific drugs (such as those who are taking antidepressant or anti-schizophrenic drugs or those who are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants at the same time); 5. Special populations (such as pregnant women patients with coagulation dysfunction and easy bleeding etc.); 6. There are other diseases and factors that cannot be treated together; 7.The exclusion criteria for the healthy control group align with the aforementioned exclusion criteria for the treatment group.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| regional homogeneity;Functional Connectivity;visual analogue scale;amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pressure Pain Threshold;Maximum active mouth opening;Jaw Functional Limitation Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJiamei Mei
Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed