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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 3 RDC/TMD Axis II analysis

From: A clinical evaluation of botulinum toxin-A injections in the temporomandibular disorder treatment

RDC score

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment

p value

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S.D.

VAS

31.95

13.39

25.71

8.29

0.004*

CPI

55.24

23.86

45.40

15.54

0.017*

DP

3.48

2.11

2.62

1.53

0.011*

CPG

2.90

1.18

2.38

1.02

0.026*

DI

1.15

0.84

1.15

0.88

0.59

NSPI

1.29

0.92

1.11

0.83

0.008*

NSPE

1.07

0.95

0.98

0.90

0.026*

  1. VAS Visual Analog Scale, CPI characteristic pain intensity, DP disability points, CPG chronic pain grade, DI depression index, NSPI nonspecific physical symptoms (pain items included), NSPE nonspecific physical symptoms (pain items excluded)
  2. *Statistically significant (p < 0.05)
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