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The effect of Laser and Trans Epidermal Nerve Stimulation on Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome

Not Applicable
Conditions
Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome.
Disorders of muscles
M60, M61,
Registration Number
IRCT201411113144N4
Lead Sponsor
Vice chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
108
Inclusion Criteria

Age between 18-60 years; Pain and tenderness of masticatory muscles with or without limitation of range of motion, click in tempromandibular joint, deviation and deflection of mandible in opening; normal posterior occlusion; Orofacial pain existing at least for 6 months.
Exclusion criteria: Tempromandibular joint disorders with articular origin according to RDC/TMD criteria; Systemic diseases including cardiovascular, infectious, inflammatory ,psychological diseases , seizures and tumors which can have effect on clinical appearance of the disease; Osteoartherities or hernia of the disc of neck vertebra; History of trauma; Removable prosthesis or missing of more than one tooth in each quadrant; Major malocclusion (anterior openbite, maxillary unilateral lingual crossbite, overjet > 6mm).

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain. Timepoint: before treatment, after each treatment session, after the end of treatment weekly up to 2 months. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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