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SynthesisJournal of medicine and life

Low-level laser therapy in temporomandibular joint disorders: a systematic review.

Syed Ansar Ahmad, Shamimul Hasan, Shazina Saeed, Ateeba Khan, Munna Khan

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Synthesis in Journal of medicine and life. 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 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06419738 nacompletednot on this map

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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. A Scoping Review of the Use of Pioglitazone in the Treatment of Temporo-Mandibular Joint Arthritis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Syed Ansar AhmadDepartment of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Shamimul HasanDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Shazina SaeedLaboratory of Disease Dynamics and Molecular Epidemiology, Amity Institute of Public Health, Amity university, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ateeba KhanFaculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Munna KhanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Jamia Millia Islamia · INInstitute of Public Health · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) encompass a wide array of ailments affecting the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), muscles of mastication, and the allied structural framework. Myofascial pain, internal derangement of the joint, and degenerative joint diseases constitute the majority of TMDs. TMDs usually have a multifactorial etiology, and treatment modalities range from conservative therapies to surgical interventions. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has evolved as an efficient non-invasive therapeutic modality in TMDs. Previously conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses have shown variable results regarding the efficiency of LLLT in TMJ disorder patients. Hence, this systematic review was carried out as an attempt to evaluate the efficacy of LLLT in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder patients.

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Low-Level Light TherapyHumansPublication BiasRiskSoftwareTemporomandibular Joint Disorderslow-level laser therapy (LLLT)pain intensityrandomized controlled trials (RCTs)temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs)

Identifiers

PMID34104237
PMCPMC8169142
OpenAlexW3172346981

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