Are Trigger Point Injections More Effective Than Botox In Treating TMD (TMJ) Myofascial Pain

A recent study in Pain. 2011 Apr 21 looked at botulinum toxin type A for treatment of persistent myofascial TMD pain. Saline was used as the placebo-control in this double blind study. The crossover study examined 21 patients Myofascial TMD with inadequate pain control.The study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A for treatment of persistent myofascial TMD pain but