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Table 2 Average adjusted pain scores at 6 weeks and difference between groups

From: Intra-oral myofascial therapy versus education and self-care in the treatment of chronic, myogenous temporomandibular disorder: a randomised, clinical trial

Variable

ESC: Mean

IMT: Mean

IMT v ESC

P-value

 

(SD)

(SD)

(98.3% CI)

 

RP

2.87 (0.37)

2.26 (0.55)

−0.88 (−1.44, -0.31)

<0.001

OP

3.22 (0.59)

2.35 (0.70)

−1.16 (−1.80, -0.53)

<0.001

CP

3.39 (0.46)

2.61 (0.57)

−1.10 (−1.81, -0.38)

<0.001

  1. RP Pain at rest, OP opening pain, CP Clenching pain, ESC education and self-care group, IMT intra-oral myofascial therapy group, SD standard deviation, P-value and 98.3% CI (confidence interval) is for the between groups difference at six weeks adjusted for baseline score.
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