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Trial reportLasers in medical science2017

Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy on pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, and SF-MPQ indexes of women with myofascial pain.

Laís Valencise Magri, Vinícius Almeida Carvalho, Flávia Cássia Cabral Rodrigues, César Bataglion, Christie Ramos Andrade Leite-Panissi

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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laís Valencise MagriPsychobiology Graduate Program, School of Philosophy, Science and Literature of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-901, SP, Brazil.
Vinícius Almeida CarvalhoDepartment of Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology of Dentistry School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14040-904, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Flávia Cássia Cabral RodriguesDepartment of Restorative Dentistry of Dentistry School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-904, SP, Brazil.
César BataglionDepartment of Restorative Dentistry of Dentistry School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-904, SP, Brazil.
Christie Ramos Andrade Leite-PanissiPsychobiology Graduate Program, School of Philosophy, Science and Literature of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-901, SP, Brazil. christie@forp.usp.br.
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Women with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) frequently report pain areas in body regions. This process is associated with central sensitization phenomena, present in chronic pain. The low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been reported as a therapeutic option for the painful TMD treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of LLLT on pain intensity (visual analogue scale, VAS), pain sensitivity in orofacial and corporal points (pressure pain threshold, PPT), and on Short Form-McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) indexes of women with myofascial pain (subtype of muscle TMD). Ninety-one women (18-60 years) were included in the study, among which 61 were diagnosed with myofascial pain (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder-Ia and Ib) and were divided into laser (n = 31) and placebo group (n = 30), and 30 were controls. The LLLT was applied at pre-established points, twice a week, eight sessions (780 nm; masseter and anterior temporal = 5 J/cm

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Pain ThresholdPressureSurveys and QuestionnairesVisual Analog ScaleAdultFemaleHumansLow-Level Light TherapyMiddle AgedMyofascial Pain SyndromesTemporomandibular Joint DisordersTreatment OutcomeLow-level laser therapyMyofascial pain syndromesPain measurementTemporomandibular joint disorders

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PMID28054261
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