Abstract

Introduction Aetiology of TMD is multifactorial; symptoms may be of intra articular, myofascial or mixed aetiology leading to varied management. BOTOX® may benefit symptoms of myofascial pain although a systematic review of RCT's was inconclusive. Currently all our TMD patients have psychological assessment using IMPARTS (Integrating mental and physical: research training and services). A package of questionnaire's scoring pain (BPI), anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ9) and oral function (OHIP-14) is given to patients suffering from TMD. The aim of this study was to assess whether TMD patients had changes in pain, anxiety and quality of life scores as measured by IMPARTS after administration of BOTOX®.

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