Lasertherapy efficacy in temporomandibular disorders: Control study

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-299

  De Santana Santos, Thiago ^a,b,d   Piva, Marta Rabello ^c,d   Ribeiro, Maria Helena ^d,e   Antunes, Antonio Azoubel ^b,f   Melo, Auremir Rocha ^a,b   Dias De Oliveira E Silva, Emanuel ^d,g,h  

^a Maxillofacial Surgery   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology   (Brazil)

^h Residency Program in Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lasers; Temporomandibular joint disorders; Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952108982     PISSN: 18088694     EISSN: 18088686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1808-86942010000300004     Document Type: Article

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