Low level laser effects on pain to palpation and electromyographic activity in TMD patients: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-91

  Venezian, Giovana Cherubini ^a   da Silva, Marco Antônio Moreira Rodrigues ^a   Mazzetto, Rafaela Galli ^a   Mazzetto, Marcelo Oliveira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALPATION; PLACEBOS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953241160     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2010.012     Document Type: Article

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