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Trial reportCoDAS2022

Effects of photobiomodulation combined with orofacial myofunctional therapy on the quality of life of individuals with temporomandibular disorder.

Wellyda Cinthya Félix Gomes da Silva Dias, Renata Veiga Andersen Cavalcanti, Hipólito Virgílio Magalhães Júnior, Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco, Giorvan Ânderson Dos Santos Alves

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Trial report in CoDAS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wellyda Cinthya Félix Gomes da Silva DiasPrograma Associado de Pós-graduação em Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB - João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5137-6276
Renata Veiga Andersen CavalcantiPrograma Associado de Pós-graduação em Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN - Natal (RN), Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-4881
Hipólito Virgílio Magalhães JúniorPrograma Associado de Pós-graduação em Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN - Natal (RN), Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8469-9570
Leandro de Araújo PernambucoPrograma Associado de Pós-graduação em Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB - João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-9769
Giorvan Ânderson Dos Santos AlvesPrograma Associado de Pós-graduação em Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB - João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1619-0139
Universidade Federal da Paraíba · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze the impact of photobiomodulation combined with orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) on the oral health quality of life (OHQOL) of individuals with temporomandibular disorder, before and after the treatment.

methodsBlind, controlled, randomized clinical trial with 34 volunteers randomly distributed into two groups: G1, who received OMT combined with photobiomodulation, and G2, treated with OMT combined with inactive laser. The subjects were first assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS) to classify them according to the degree of orofacial pain and with the Oral Health Impact Profile - Short Form (OHIP-14) regarding the impact on the OHQOL. The resulting data were statistically analyzed. The significance level was set at 0.05 (95%).

results"Physical pain", "psychological discomfort", "physical disability", and "psychological disability" were the aspects with the greatest impact on the OHQOL. The G1 subjects responded positively to their treatment, as well as G2 to theirs. There was a strong positive correlation between VAS and total OHIP-14 score in both groups after the treatment. However, the functional recovery in the control group individuals (G2) was the most perceived positive change in the OHQOL in comparison with the experimental group (G1).

conclusionThe people who received photobiomodulation combined with OMT perceived an improvement in the OHQOL, as well as those treated with placebo laser. There was a strong positive correlation in both groups in the improvement of the degree of pain and self-perception of the OHQOL.

Indexed as

Quality of LifeTemporomandibular Joint DisordersFacial PainHumansMyofunctional TherapyPain Measurement

Identifiers

PMID35416889
PMCPMC9886175
OpenAlexW4226197175

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