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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2026

Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders and Anxiety: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Hernán Andrés de la Barra Ortiz, Claudio Chamorro Lange, Richard Eloin Liebano

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hernán Andrés de la Barra OrtizExercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-3927-1743
Claudio Chamorro LangeExercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-6703-8842
Richard Eloin LiebanoDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117, USA.

Funding

Universidad Andrés Bello DI-03-25/CBC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-level laser auriculotherapy (LLLT-AT) is a non-invasive intervention increasingly explored for the management of musculoskeletal pain and psycho-emotional symptoms, which frequently coexist in myogenic temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). This randomized, assessor-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluated the effectiveness of LLLT-AT as an adjunct to manual therapy in improving pressure pain threshold (PPT) and anxiety in individuals with myogenic TMDs. Forty-four participants with myogenic TMDs and clinically relevant anxiety were randomly allocated to an experimental group receiving LLLT-AT combined with a standardized myofascial release protocol (

Indexed as

AnxietyAuriculotherapyLow-Level Light TherapyTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain ThresholdTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultanxietyauriculotherapyjoint disorderslaser therapylow-level light therapytemporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome

Identifiers

PMID42354228
PMCPMC13299426

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