Efficacy of pulsed radio frequency energy therapy in temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-20

  Al Badawi, Emad A ^a,b,c   Mehta, Noshir ^a,d,e,f,g   Forgione, Albert G ^a,g,h   Lobo, Silvia Lobo ^a,i,j   Zawawi, Khalid H ^a,b,h,k,l  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING FAHAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d American Board of Orofacial Pain   (United States)

^e International College of Dentists

^f American College of Dentists   (United States)

^g TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Latinamerican University of Science and Technology   (Costa Rica)

^j Craniofacial Pain Center   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^l Gelb Center

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SAFETY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 1542319179     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2004.003     Document Type: Article

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