Efeito do laser de baixa intensidade na dor à palpação, amplitude dos movimentos mandibulares e atividade eletromiográfica de portadores de disfunção temporomandibular / Effect of low intensity laser in the pain on palpation, amplitude of the mandibular moviments and electromyographic activity of patients with temporomandibular disorder

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Low intensity laser have been used currently as an alternative pain-relief therapy for muscle and joint pain since it induces analgesic, anti-inflammatory and biomodulation effects of the physiological cell functions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of GaAlAs laser (780nm) on pain to palpation of the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles and the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), amplitude of the mandibular movements and electromyographic activity of the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The laser was applied on the temporalis, masseter muscles and TMJ twice a week (during four weeks). Forty-eight patients with miofascial pain and arthralgia were randomly assigned between real and placebo treatment and between the energetic doses of 25 J/cm² and 60 J/cm², and were evaluated using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and digital paquimeter before, immediately after the final application, and 30 days after the laser treatment. Surface electromyography was performed with maximum voluntary clench on cotton rolls and maximum voluntary clench in intercuspal before and after laser therapy. The results show there were no significant statistical differences in the electromyographic activity between the groups before and after laser treatment. As to the pain at palpation, there was a significant difference before and after treatment in every group. There were sharper reductions in muscle pain level for the active probes; however, there was no significant statistical difference between the real and placebo groups. Joint pain showed significant improvement only in the palpation of the lateral pole of right TMJ in the active groups. The amplitude of the movements showed improvement in the active group, mainly, in the dose of 60 J/cm². As conclusion, low intensity laser did not promote any changes in the electromyographic activity. Although this study has found a superiority of laser therapy over placebo, there were no statistically significant differences between all groups.

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surface electromyography laser de baixa intensidade temporomandibular disorders disfunção temporomandibular mandibular movements pain to palpation dor à palpação movimentos mandibulares low intensity laser eletromiografia de superfície

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