Low-level laser therapy for management of TMJ osteoarthritis
Madani AS, Ahrari F, Nasiri F, Abtahi M, Tunér J
Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice · 45 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2014-01-01 · Cranio · vol. 32 · issue 1 · pp. 38–44
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 76 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 9.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 41 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders · Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies
- Keywords
- Medicine, Temporomandibular joint, Placebo, Osteoarthritis, Low level laser therapy, Visual analogue scale, Laser, Masticatory force, Laser therapy, Placebo group, Anesthesia, Dentistry
- MeSH
- masticatory muscles, humans, temporomandibular joint disorders, osteoarthritis, facial pain, pain measurement, range of motion, articular, statistics, nonparametric, double-blind method, adult, middle aged, female, male, low-level light therapy
5 authors
From IR
- Azam Sadat MadaniMashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Farzaneh Ahrari · correspondingMashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Farideh Nasiri
- Mostafa AbtahiMashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Jan Tunér
Abstract
Aims
This study investigated the efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) for the management of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis.
Methodology
In a double-blind clinical trial, 20 patients with TMJ osteoarthritis were randomly divided into laser and placebo groups. The patients in the laser group received irradiation from an 810 nm low-level laser (Peak power 80 W, average power 50 mW, 1500 Hz, 1 micro s pulse width, 120 seconds, 6 J, 3.4 J/cm(2) per point), which was applied on four points around the TMJs and on painful muscles three times a week for 4 weeks. In the placebo group, the treatment was the same as that in the laser group, but with laser simulation. The patients were evaluated before laser therapy (T1), after 6 (T2) and 12 (T3) laser applications and 1 month after the last application (T4), and the amount of mouth opening and the pain intensity were recorded.
Results
No significant differences were found in mouth opening either between the study groups or between the different evaluation times in each group (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in pain symptoms of the masticatory muscles and TMJ between the laser and the placebo groups (P>0.05), but some significant within-group improvements were present for Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores of the body of the masseter and TMJ in both groups.
Conclusions
LLLT using the present laser parameters was no more effective than the placebo treatment for reducing pain and improving mouth opening in patients with TMJ osteoarthritis.
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