Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 1 The changes and differences in the pain scores according to the visual analogue scale throughout the study period (SD standard deviation, ns non-significant)

From: Assessment of anterior positioning splint in conjunction with lateral pterygoid BTX injection to treat TMJ disc displacement with reduction — a preliminary report

Variables	NRS				p-value
	Group 1		Group 2
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Day of injection	5.33	1.37	7.67	1.86	0.065 ns
2 weeks	2.67	1.86	5.33	1.37	0.065 ns
1 month	2.00	1.55	3.00	1.79	0.394 ns
2 months	1.33	0.52	2.00	0.89	0.240 ns
3 months	1.33	0.52	1.67	1.03	0.818 ns
4 months	1.67	0.52	1.67	1.03	0.818 ns
*p-value*	0.0	01^a	≤ 0.	001^a

^aSignificant

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