ArticleCase reports in dentistry2023
Photobiomodulation Therapy for the Symptoms Related to Temporomandibular Joint Disk Displacement.
Article in Case reports in dentistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Efficacy of High-intensity laser therapy in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Nd:YAG laser therapy on postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus after mandibular third molar surgery: a randomized double-blinded clinical study.Lasers in medical science · 2023Trial
- Photobiomodulation for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: therapeutic effects and molecular mechanism.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Efficacy of TENS, ultrasound and low level laser in the management of TMJ disorder.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Diode Laser Treatment for Buccal Mucosa Fibrolipoma in an Elderly Patient on Anticoagulants: Case Report and Literature Review.Case reports in dentistry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Pain related to temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a common problem that can significantly influence a patient's quality of life. Laser photobiomodulation (PBM) has been reported as a promising method in medicine for wound and bone healing, pain relief, and treatment of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Our clinical case aimed to demonstrate the effectivity of PBM using 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of pain and restricted mandible movement in a patient with anterior disk displacement of the left TMJ, using subjective (pain on visual analogue scale - VAS) and objective outcome measures [dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]. PBM was performed on the left condyle in four sessions using a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser with a flat-top handpiece. Results after 10 weeks showed an increase in mouth opening and a painless joint on palpation, with no reported adverse effects. An MRI of the TMJ confirmed the left disk displacement, however, with no signs of inflammation or effusion and with less pronounced disk deformity as compared with the first MRI examination. Use of PBM with Nd:YAG laser may be an efficient method for the management of orofacial pain in patients with acute and chronic TMJ disk displacements and may reduce the recovery time.
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