Table 1: Clinical parameters and demographic characteristics of study subjects in the MP group.

Subject No. Age Sex PPST (mN) Subjected Teeth Time Spent for PPST Evaluation (Min) Muscle Pain With Palpation Duration of Pain (Months) Unassisted Jaw Opening Without Pain (Incisal Overlap Added) (mm)
Right Side Left Side
1 31 F 1258.0 16, 26 1.1 2.2 Bil.MM 14 37
2 36 F 1229.1 16, 26 1.2 1.6 Bil.MM, Bil.DM 4 47
3 44 M 1703.4 16, 26 2.4 2.4 Bil.MM, Bil.TM, Bil. MPM, Bil.DM 5 43
4 47 F 724.2 16, 26 1.7 1.9 R.TM 3 37
5 47 F 1465.4 16, 26 1.7 1.7 Bil.MM, Bil.DM 3 36
6 51 F 774.3 16, 26 1.9 2.1 Bil.MM, L.TM, L.MPM 7 40
7 53 F 1658.5 16, 26 1.5 1.4 L.MM, L.MPM, L. DM 7 41
8 64 F 563.0 16, 26 2.4 1.8 L.DM, L.SM 1 47
9 66 F 1268.2 16, 26 1.8 1.5 L.MM 3 32
10 70 F 343.4 16, 25 2.9 3.7 R.MM, R.MPM 2 32
11 72 F 354.4 15, 25 1.7 2.1 R.MM 2 39
12 77 F 1229.7 16, 26 1.5 1.0 L.MM 3 33
Mean (S.D.) 54.8 (14.8) - 1050.1 (480.3) - 1.8 (0.5) 2.0 (0.7) - 4.5
(3.4)
38.7
(5.2)

The participants of the Myofascial Pain (MP) group were selected from sequential patients who visited the temporomandibular disorder clinic seeking treatment. PPST, Passive Periodontal Sensation Threshold: DM, Digastric Muscle: MPM, Medial Pterygoid Muscle: TM, Temporal Muscle: MM, Masseter Muscle