Effect of Lidocaine and Ozone in Injection for Myofascial Pain

Patients who had injections were asked to mark their headache severities with a survey includes six questions about their past 4 weeks. The test applied preoperatively, postoperatively 1st and 3rd months.

Patients who had injections were asked to reply some questions about their sleeping habits for past 4 weeks. The test applied preoperatively, postoperatively 1st and 3rd months.

Patients who had injections are asked to state their pain with a 10 cm visual analogue scale preoperatively and postoperatively 1st,2nd weeks and 1st and 3rd months.

1 ml of insulin needle with a 27-gauge ½ inch 13 mm needle tip will be injected into up to 4 trigger points in the taut bands that cause the most pain in the masseter muscle. Injections were done at most 3 times. As the control group, the first group was injected with isotonic saline; the second group was injected with 2% lidocaine without vasoconstrictor; the third group with ozone gas; and the fourth group with ozonated isotonic saline.