aser Therapy In Relieving Pain In Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders
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Recruiting
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular Disorders.Temporomandibular joint disorders
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017010131710N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Research and Technology Department of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patients with myogenic orofacial pain; limited mouth opening ; arthralgia
; difficulty chewing ; patients with pain in the myofascial and joint area and either during palpation or jaw movements
Exclusion Criteria
Systemic diseases that affect temporomandibular joint ; patients who have received analgesics or anti-stress drugs during the last two weeks ; teeth pulpitis ; children ; pregnant women and nursing mothers ; epilepsy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: before treatment, third week,fifth week, tenth week. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure of mouth opening. Timepoint: before treatment, third week,fifth week, tenth week. Method of measurement: caliber of digitalis.;Measure of lateral and protrusive mandibular movements. Timepoint: before treatment, third week,fifth week, tenth week. Method of measurement: caliber of digitalis.