Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy in temporomandibular disorder

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-118

  Kulekcioglu, Sevinc ^a   Sivrioglu, Koncuy ^a   Ozcan, Orhan ^a   Parlak, Mufit ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Exercise; Infrared laser; Low level laser therapy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Temporomandibular disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037261157     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740310000139     Document Type: Article

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