Promising minimally invasive treatment modalities for symptomatic temporomandibular joint disc displacement with reduction: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients and TMD symptom duration

*Characteristic*	Group I N = 9	Group II N = 9	Group III N = 9	P
*Age (years)*
Mean ± SD	24.22 ± 2.9	23.22 ± 2.1	23.22 ± 2.1	0.633
*Gender (%)*
Male	1 (11.1)	1 (11.1)	0 (0)	^MCp = 1.000
Female	8 (88.9)	8 (88.9)	9 (100)
*Marital status (%)*
Married	8 (88.9)	9 (100)	8 (88.9)	^MCp = 1.000
Single	1 (11.1)	0 (0)	1 (11.1)
*Educational level (%)*
High School or below	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
College or above	9 (100)	9 (100)	9 (100)
*Working status (%)*
Student	2 (22.2)	2 (22.2)	2	^MCp = 1.000
Housewife	-	1 (11.1)	-
Working	7 (77.8)	6 (66.7)	7 (77.8)
*TMD symptom duration (months)*				0.831
Mean ± SD	12.67 + 4.42	13.33 + 3.77	12.67 + 4.42

Note: Group I, ARA splint therapy; Group II, BTX-A; Group III,LLLT; SD Standard deviation, P, compared between different study groups, analyzed by One way ANOVA test for age; Chi square and Monte Carlo for gender, marital and working status; Kruskal Wallis test for TMD symptom duration

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