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Trial reportLasers in medical science2015

Effectiveness of occlusal splints and low-level laser therapy on myofascial pain.

Nermin Demirkol, Fatih Sari, Mehmet Bulbul, Mehmet Demirkol, Irfan Simsek, Aslihan Usumez

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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06419738 (Clinical, Psychosocial, Behavioral Characteristics and Treatment Effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy on Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06419738 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Clinical, Psychosocial, Behavioral Characteristics and Treatment Effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy on Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorHanoi Medical UniversityRan2023 to 2025Enrolled66ConditionsTemporomandibular Joint Disorders, Facial PainArmsSelf-Management Program, Low level laser therapy combined with Self-Management Program, Occlusal Splint combined with Self-Management Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Occlusal interventions for managing temporomandibular disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nermin DemirkolDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey, dt_nerminhamdemirci@hotmail.com.
Fatih Sari
Mehmet Bulbul
Mehmet Demirkol
Irfan Simsek
Aslihan Usumez
Gaziantep University · TRBezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of low-level laser (Nd:YAG) therapy and occlusal splints in patients with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) characterized with myofascial pain (MP). A total of 30 patients were selected after being diagnosed with MP according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TDM). The patients were divided into three groups. The first group was occlusal splint (OS) group A (n = 10), the second was low-level laser therapy (LLLT) group B (n = 10), and the last group C was placebo (n = 10). LLLT (1,064 nm, 8 j/cm(2), 250 mW, Fotona) was applied to the patients in the study group once a day for 10 days, for a total of ten sessions. The same parameters and application times were used for placebo group, but the patients were not irradiated. The application was on the trigger points. The patients in the OS group were instructed to wear occlusal splints 12 h/day for 3 weeks. Functional examination was based on RDC/TDM, and pressure pain values were obtained with the Visual Analog Scale. Comparisons were made between the groups before and after the treatment according to Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The pain score values decreased significantly after both LLLT (p < 0.05) and occlusal splint therapy (p < 0.05) compared to placebo group (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between LLLT and OS groups after treatment (p > 0.05). OS and LLLT are effective for decreasing MP. In addition, this particular type of LLLT is as effective as occlusal splint for pain relief.

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Low-Level Light TherapyAdultFacial PainFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOcclusal SplintsTemporomandibular Joint DisordersTreatment Outcome

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PMID24504660
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