Management of Temporomandibular Disorders with Low Level Laser Therapy

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 444-450 - 2013
Nabeel Sayed1,2, C. Murugavel1, A. Gnanam1
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Dental College, Chennai, India
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India

Tóm tắt

To evaluate the efficacy of low level laser therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in relation to pain intensity, tender points, joint sounds and jaw movements. Twenty patients received 6 sessions of LLLT (3 times a week for 2 weeks) with semiconductive diode laser (gallium arsenide; 904 nm, 0.6 W, 60 s, 4 J/cm2). Pain intensity, number of tender points, joint sounds and active range of motion were assessed before and immediately after each session and after 1, 2 weeks, 1, 3 and 6 months. Statistically significant results were achieved in all study parameters. LLLT promoted satisfactory results in reducing the pain intensity, number of tender points, joint sounds and improvement in the range of jaw motion. Hence it is an effective and efficient treatment method for TMDs.

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