Table 1 Temporomandibular disorders pain characteristics of the study population

Pain duration (months)^a

12 (1.5–36)

3 (0.8–24)

0.117

27 (3.8–48)

3 (0.8–27)

0.233

12 (1–33)

3.5 (0.8–24)

0.215

Pain intensity^a

45.0 (23.3–67.5)

46.7 (30–60)

0.822

48.3 (22.5–69.2)

47 (23.3–60)

0.699

45 (23.3–67.5)

46.7 (30–60)

0.620

Disability days^a

4.5 (0–100)

10 (0–40)

0.454

100 (12.5–165)

10 (0–90)

0.355

4 (0–47.5)

10 (0–32.5)

0.260

NRS before^a

6 (3–7)

5 (3–7)

0.384

6 (3.5–7.8)

5 (2.3–6)

0.244

6 (3–7)

5 (3–7)

0.723

NRS > 5^b

26/39 (66.7%)

117/205 (57.1%)

0.292

3/4 (75%)

23/43 (53.5%)

0.617

23/35 (65.7%)

94/162 (58.0%)

0.452

Pain on opening^b

20/39 (51.3%)

114/213 (53.5%)

0.862

2/4 (50%)

20/46 (43.5%)

1.000

18/35 (51.4%)

94/167 (56.3%)

0.709

Pain on eccentric movement^b

20/39 (51.3%)

98/214 (45.8%)

0.602

2/4 (50%)

21/46 (45.7%)

1.000

18/35 (51.4%)

77/168 (45.8%)

0.580

Comorbidity^b

19/39 (48.7%)

111/214 (51.9%)

0.731

1/4 (25%)

19/46 (41.3%)

0.641

18/35 (51.4%)

92/168 (54.8%)

0.852

CMO^a

35 (30–46)

41 (32–47.3)

0.092

38.5 (28.5–41.8)

47 (42–54)

0.033*

33 (30–46)

39 (30–46)

0.479

MMO^a

44 (33–49)

46 (40–50.3)

0.111

42 (31.5–48.8)

51 (47–55)

0.016*

44 (33–49)

45 (38–49)

0.783

Capsule palpation^a

0 (0–1)

0 (0–2)

0.525

0.5 (0–4.8)

0 (0–1)

0.380

0 (0–1)

0 (0–2)

0.261

Muscle palpation

-masticatory^a

2 (0–7)

3 (0–6)

0.689

7.5 (1.5–9.8)

1 (0–4)

0.071

2 (0–6)

3 (1–6)

0.155

Muscle palpation

-neck^a

0 (0–4)

0 (0–2)

0.279

3 (0.5–7)

0 (0–1)

0.022*

0 (0–4)

0 (0–2)

0.861