Wavelength effect in temporomandibular joint pain: A clinical experience

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-232

  Carvalho, Carolina M ^a   De Lacerda, Juliana A ^a   Dos Santos Neto, Fernando P ^a   Cangussu, Maria Cristina T ^a   Marques, Aparecida M C ^a   Pinheiro, Antônio L B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Laser phototherapy; Laser therapy; Low level laser therapy (LLLT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER PHOTOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BRAZIL; DIODE LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 77949735124     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0695-y     Document Type: Article

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