TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT (TMJ)
DYSFUNCTION RESEARCH STUDIES
EFFECTIVENESS OF LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY IN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER.
Scand J Rheumatol. 2003; 32 (2):114-118.
Kulekcioglu S, Sivrioglu K, Ozcan O, Parlak M.
Thirty-five patients were evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging and randomly allocated to active treatment (n=20) and placebo treatment (n= 15) groups. In addition to a daily exercise program, all patients were treated with fifteen sessions of low-level laser therapy. Pain, joint motion, number of joint sounds and tender points were assessed. Significant reduction in pain was observed in both active and placebo treatment groups. Active and passive maximum mouth opening, lateral motion, number of tender points were significantly improved only in the active treatment group. Treatment effects in myogenic and arthrogenic cases were similar.
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