Jaw pain study: which simple therapy works best?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults of legal age * Both sexes * Regardless of race or social class * With the main complaint of pain in the temporomandibular joint or orofacial region * With or without limitation of mouth opening, diagnosed through the DC/TMD axis1, with pain in the masticatory mm and muscular TMD * Participants must have complete permanent dentition and normal occlusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital problems affecting the TMJ and/or orofacial and cervical region of the skull; * Neoplastic conditions; * History of recent trauma to the orofacial/cervical region of the skull; * Previous use of any type of TMD treatment plate; * Current use of functional orthopedic appliances or fixed and/or removable orthodontic appliances; * Cleft lip and/or palate syndromes; * Psychiatric disorders; * Severe cardiac problems; * A severely poor dental condition such as periodontitis and/or indication for endodontic treatment; * Those using topical or systemic photosensitizing drugs; * Pregnant women; * Dermatological diseases in the region where irradiation will be performed; * Patients with impaired cognitive ability; * History of head trauma related to the etiology of orofacial pain; * Migraine or intracranial disorders; * Who used medications in the last 3 months that may interfere with the effect of therapies, such as relaxants, anticonvulsants and who used medications to treat TMD or muscular pain; * Who had other causes of orofacial pain, such as caries, neuropathies and fibromyalgia; * Who had phobia about needles or bleeding disorders; * Patients who are unable to attend the clinic during the prescribed treatment period; * Patient who insists on a specific treatment (e.g. occlusal adjustments, medication); * Presence of removable full or partial dentures with distal extension.