Effect of Conventional Therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Emad Eldin Mohamed

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Level Laser Therapy; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Treatments: Other: low level laser therapy; Other: conventional therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03287531

00500

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was to determine the effect of conventional therapy and low level laser therapy on pain and function in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction. sixty patients with myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ are randomly classified into two groups with thirty patients in each group; Group I received traditional exercise. Group II received low level laser therapy in addition to traditional exercise. All outcome measures including Pain and function, were evaluated before and after the treatment program.

Full description

METHODOLOGY

Subjects: This prospective study was conducted on thirty patients of both genders with myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ in the department of physical therapy at October 6 university Hospital from December 2016 to October 2017. The Patients were selected to be enrolled into this study according to the following criteria:

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients are diagnosed as myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of systematic musculo-articular pathologies.
• Pregnant women.
• History of facial trauma.
• Facial palsy.
• Fractures of the facial bones.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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45 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional therapy (group I)

Experimental group

Description:

1. Exercise therapy. For muscles around TMJ : Masetter Lateral Pterygoid Medial Pterygoid Temporalis Digastric 2. Pulsed ultrasound at 0.3 to 0.6 watts per sq cm over the lateral poles of the temporomandibular joint condyles with a small sound head for 2 to 3 minutes per side

Treatment:

Other: conventional therapy

Other: low level laser therapy

low level laser therapy (groupII)

Experimental group

Description:

LLLT with the appropriate parameters (904 nm, 8 j/cm2, 250mw) for duration of 20 min with repletion of three treatment sessions per week.

Treatment:

Other: low level laser therapy