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dc.contributor.authorTuncer, Erman Bulent
dc.contributor.authorSaruhanoglu, Alp
dc.contributor.authorGokcen-Rohlig, Bilge
dc.contributor.authorOz, Selcen
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-06T20:09:03Z
dc.date.available2021-03-06T20:09:03Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationOz S., Gokcen-Rohlig B., Saruhanoglu A., Tuncer E. B. , "Management of Myofascial Pain: Low-Level Laser Therapy Versus Occlusal Splints", JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.21, ss.1722-1728, 2010
dc.identifier.issn1049-2275
dc.identifier.othervv_1032021
dc.identifier.otherav_f8fd236a-6b22-4612-a20f-83afab99f6b4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/163096
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0b013e3181f3c76c
dc.description.abstractThe present study was designed to compare the effects of low-level laser with occlusal splints in patients with signs and symptoms of myofascial pain (MP) dysfunction syndrome. A total of 40 (34 women and 6 men, with a mean age of 32.84 [SD, 10.70] years) were selected after the diagnosis of MP according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: study group (n = 20) and control group (n = 20). Low-level laser was applied to patients in the study group 2 times per week, for a total of 10 sessions. Patients in the control group were instructed to wear occlusal splints 24 h/d for 3 months. The functional examination was based on Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder and pressure pain threshold values were obtained with the aid of an algometer in both groups. Patients' self-report of pain was evaluated with visual analog scale. Comparisons were made within and between the groups before and after treatment. Vertical movements showed statistically significant improvements after the treatments in both groups (P < 0.01), but when the groups were compared with each other, there were no significant difference between the groups. In both groups, tenderness to palpation of the muscles decreased significantly. Pressure pain threshold evaluations and visual analog scale scores revealed similar results, too. This particular type of low-level laser therapy (820 nm, 3 J/cm(2), 300-mWoutput power) is as effective as occlusal splint in pain release and mandibular movement improvement in MP.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectKlinik Tıp
dc.subjectCerrahi Tıp Bilimleri
dc.subjectCERRAHİ
dc.subjectSağlık Bilimleri
dc.subjectTıp
dc.subjectKlinik Tıp (MED)
dc.titleManagement of Myofascial Pain: Low-Level Laser Therapy Versus Occlusal Splints
dc.typeMakale
dc.relation.journalJOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
dc.contributor.departmentİstanbul Üniversitesi , ,
dc.identifier.volume21
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.startpage1722
dc.identifier.endpage1728
dc.contributor.firstauthorID71949


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