Evaluation of low-level laser therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 637-641

  Çetiner, Sedat ^a,b   Kahraman, Sevil A ^a   Yücetaş, Şule ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER TREATMENT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT); TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS;

DISEASES; LASER APPLICATIONS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MASTICATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 33750950809     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2006.24.637     Document Type: Article

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