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Effectiveness of Photobiomodulation and Manual Therapy Alone or Combined in TMD Patients

NCT03454581 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2019-09-26

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Summary

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of photobiomodulation (PBM) and manual therapy (MT) isolated or combined in the reduce of pain, the improve of mandibular movements, the psychosocial aspects and the anxiety symptoms of patients with TMD.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Disorder

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Photobiomodulation

PBM was applied, three times a week for four consecutive weeks at 5 points in the TMJ region: superior, anterior, lateral, posterior and postero inferior to the condyle. In addition, all patients received laser application in the temporal muscle (anterior, middle and posterior), in the masseter (upper, middle and lower portion) and insertion of the medial pterygoid.

PROCEDURE

Manual Therapy (MT)

Patients were submitted to MT at temporal, masseter and pterygoid medial from both sides, during 3 minutes each muscle group (Extraoral) and at masseter and lateral pterygoid (Intraoral) for 3 minutes, each total 21 minutes. MT on the TMJ region was performed for 1 minute and 3 repetitions during three times a week .

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-17
Primary Completion
2016-11-14
Completion
2016-11-14

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