Table 1

Schedule of enrolment, interventions and assessments of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) treatment

	Enrolment	Study period
		Allocation	Postallocation				Closeout
		Allocation	0 Baseline	01 month	03 months	06 months	12 months
Enrolment:
Eligibility screen	X
Informed consent	X
Allocation		X
Interventions:
Photobiomodulation therapy			x	x	x	x	x
Occlusal splint			x	x	x	x	x
Placebo			x	x	x	x	x
Assessments:
Pain			x	x	x	x	x
Quality of life			x	x	x	x	x
Cost							x

0=baseline, t₁=01 month after the treatment, t₂=03 months after the treatment, t₃=06 months after the treatment, t₄=12 months after the treatment.