References
Most of these studies may be found on MedLine (Pubmed), a free database of medical journals. This list is not exhaustive as studies are ongoing and are published frequently. For a list of present and planned studies, a good place to review is the Cochrane Library online, or PLOS ONE.
La Touche R, Goddard G, De-la-Hoz JL, Wang K, Paris-Alemany A, Angulo-Díaz-Parreño S, Mesa J, Hernández M., Acupuncture in the treatment of pain in temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials., Clin J Pain. 2010 Jul-Aug;26(6):541-50.
Study 2
Simma I, Gleditsch JM, Simma L, Piehslinger E., Immediate effects of microsystem acupuncture in patients with oromyofacial pain and craniomandibular disorders (CMD): a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial., Br Dent J. 2009 Dec 19;207(12):E26. Epub 2009 Oct 30.
Study 3
Noiman M, Garty A, Maimon Y, Miller U, Lev-Ari S., Acupuncture for treating temporomandibular disorder: retrospective study on safety and efficacy., J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2010 Dec;3(4):260-6.
Study 4
Rosted P, Bundgaard M, Pedersen AM.,The use of acupuncture in the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction--an audit., Acupunct Med. 2006 Mar;24(1):16-22.
Study 5
Fernández-Carnero J, La Touche R, Ortega-Santiago R, Galan-del-Rio F, Pesquera J, Ge HY, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C., Short-term effects of dry needling of active myofascial trigger points in the masseter muscle in patients with temporomandibular disorders., J Orofac Pain. 2010 Winter;24(1):106-12.
Study 6
Rancan SV, Bataglion C, Bataglion SA, Bechara OM, Semprini M, Siéssere S, Sousa JP, Crippa JA, Hallak JE, Regalo SC., Acupuncture and temporomandibular disorders: a 3-month follow-up EMG study., J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Dec;15(12):1307-10.
Study 7
Yoshi F. Shen, DDS, MS, Postdoctoral Fellow,, Shen YF, Younger J, Goddard G, Mackey S., Randomized clinical trial of acupuncture for myofascial pain of the jaw muscles., J Orofac Pain. 2009 Fall;23(4):353-9.
Study 8
Smith P, Mosscrop D, Davies S, Sloan P, Al-Ani Z., The efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of temporomandibular joint myofascial pain: a randomised controlled trial., J Dent. 2007 Mar;35(3):259-67. Epub 2006 Nov 13.
Study 9
Ritenbaugh C, Hammerschlag R, Calabrese C, Mist S, Aickin M, Sutherland E, Leben J, Debar L, Elder C, Dworkin SF., A pilot whole systems clinical trial of traditional Chinese medicine and naturopathic medicine for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders., J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jun;14(5):475-87.
Study 10
Bu LX, Chen T, Chen X, Jing H, Li NY., Clinical observation of acupuncture and massage therapy for temporomandibular joint disorders., Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue. 2011 Jun;20(3):292-5.
Study 11
Schmid-Schwap M, Simma-Kletschka I, Stockner A, Sengstbratl M, Gleditsch J, Kundi M, Piehslinger E., Oral acupuncture in the therapy of craniomandibular dysfunction syndrome -- a randomized controlled trial., Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2006 Feb;118(1-2):36-42.
Study 12
Lu DP, Lu WI, Lu GP., Phenytoin (Dilantin) and acupuncture therapy in the treatment of intractable oral and facial pain., Acupunct Electrother Res. 2011;36(1-2):65-84.
Study 13
Yang CP, Chang MH, Liu PE, Li TC, Hsieh CL, Hwang KL, Chang HH., Acupuncture versus topiramate in chronic migraine prophylaxis: A randomized clinical trial., Cephalalgia. 2011 Nov;31(15):1510-21. Epub 2011 Oct 21.
Study 14
Wu JP, Gu SZ., Randomized controlled clinical trials for acupuncture treatment of aura-absence migraine patients., Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2011 Apr;36(2):128-31, 149.
Study 15
Schiapparelli P, Allais G, Rolando S, Airola G, Borgogno P, Terzi MG, Benedetto C., Acupuncture in primary headache treatment., Neurol Sci. 2011 May;32 Suppl 1:S15-8.