Evaluation of low-level laser therapy effectiveness on the pain and masticatory performance of patients with myofascial pain

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-35

  De Moraes Maia, Mila Leite ^a   Ribeiro, Maria Amália Gonzaga ^a   Maia, Luiz Guilherme Martins ^b,c   Stuginski Barbosa, Juliana ^d   Costa, Yuri Martins ^d   Porporatti, André Luís ^d   Conti, Paulo César Rodrigues ^d   Bonjardim, Leonardo Rigoldi ^a,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c TIRADENTES UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e Universidade Federal de Sergipe   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Laser therapy; Masticatory performance; Myofascial pain; Pressure pain threshold; Temporomandibular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRIEDMAN TEST; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MASTICATORY PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893683629     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-012-1228-7     Document Type: Article

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