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Trial reportLasers in medical science2020

A randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and laser acupuncture therapy (LAT) in patients with temporomandibular disorders.

Azamsadat Madani, Farzaneh Ahrari, Amir Fallahrastegar, Naeemeh Daghestani

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 8 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

48 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Low-level laser therapy and laser acupuncture therapy for pain relief after initial archwire placement : A randomized clinical trial.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Azamsadat MadaniDental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Farzaneh AhrariDental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Farzaneh.Ahrari@gmail.com.
Amir FallahrastegarDental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Naeemeh DaghestaniResident of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Naeeme28@yahoo.com.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 951115
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study compared the efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) versus laser acupuncture therapy (LAT) in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). In this randomized, double-blind clinical trial, 45 TMD patients were randomly divided into three groups. In group 1 (LLLT), a GaAlAs laser was applied on painful masticatory muscles and TMJs (810 nm, 200 mW, 30 s per point, Gaussian beam, spot size 0.28 cm

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Acupuncture TherapyLow-Level Light TherapyAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansLasers, SemiconductorMaleMandiblePainRange of Motion, ArticularTemporomandibular Joint DisordersTreatment OutcomeLaser acupunctureLLLTLow-intensity laser therapyLow-level laser therapyPhotobiomodulationTemporomandibular disorderTemporomandibular dysfunctionTemporomandibular jointTMD

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PMID31396794
OpenAlexW2967212745

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