The use of the Laser in patients with Temporomandibular Dysfunctio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular Dysfunction.C05.500.607.221.897.897
- Registration Number
- RBR-2c3brs
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Estadual Paulista - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with muscular or mixed TMD based on the Diagnostic Criteria for the investigation of temporomandibular disorders Axis I - Group 1 (DRC-TMD); Have not had TMD treatment for the last 6 months;
Fluency in the Portuguese language, to understand the RDC - TMD questionnaire.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with therapy failures; Patients undergoing surgical procedures during the study period; Patients with complaints of side effects after the laser session.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of myofascial pain evaluated through the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) observed in the pre and post intervention evaluation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of the electrical activity of muscles masseter and temporal evaluation through the electromyography examination observed in the pre and post intervention evaluations.