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Efficacy of TENS, ultrasound and low level laser in the management of TMJ disorder.

Shreedevi Bhoi, Diksha Koushal, Abhigyan Manas, Ruhi Sidhu, Navdeep Kaur Shergill, Ankur Kakkad, Kiran Kumar Misra, Awadhesh Kumar Gupta

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8 authors.

Shreedevi BhoiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ESIC Dental College and Hospital, Kalaburgi, Karnataka, India.
Diksha KoushalDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Abhigyan ManasDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ruhi SidhuDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MNDAV Dental College and Research Centre, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Navdeep Kaur ShergillDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Range Imaging Centre, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Ankur KakkadDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Kiran Kumar MisraDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT (Deemed to be University), Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Awadhesh Kumar GuptaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, DJ College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conservative treatments for temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are pain alleviation and the restoration of normal jaw function. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), laser and ultrasound therapy in management of temporomandibular disorders. Hence, a total of 36 patients with TMJ disorder were divided into 3 groups; TENS, low level laser and ultrasound. The treatment consists of 10 sessions over the course of four weeks. The efficacy of treatment was evaluated using clinical mouth opening, muscle tenderness and visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain. The efficacy of TMD management is similar with all three methods.

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Low level lasermanagementphoto-bio-modulationtemporomandibular joint (TMJ) disordertranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

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