Correlation between Functional Magnetic Resonance and Symptomatologic Examination in Adult Patients with Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Masticatory Muscles

Myofascial pain syndrome is the most common cause of TMD, characterised by trigger points skeletal muscles in masticatory region. Patients with myofascial suffer from orofacial and headaches. Parafunctional activity such as unconscious teeth clenching predisposes a higher possibility developing pain. We report results prospective study 10 patients diagnosis related to TMD who underwent treatment passive aligners biofeedback exercise. All assessment (visual analogic scale muscular palpation test), measurement masseters thickness Dolphin Imaging Software, nuclear magnetic resonance temporomandibular joint, functional brain before after gnathological treatment. The same (VAS test) for entire duration their This aimed assess if obtained therapy were repeatable using imaging. enabled us correlate subjective datum (pain) an objective one (variation connectivity networks correlated perception). According assessment, considerably reduced 9 out patients. Furthermore, showed similar modifications cerebral default mode these nine change masseter muscle dimensions was not modification Statistical analysis performed evaluate effects on VAS point stimulation length width muscle. Linear regression used correlation between dimension amendment VAS. A paired t-test statistically significant differences areas DMN network. Our suggest that proper can reduce consistently modify activation networks. Overall, because network changes homogeneous all did relate intracapsular TMJ condition but only symptoms.