141993

Low Level Laser Therapy Versus Pharmacotherapy and Inter Occlusal Splint Therapy in Improving Myofascial Pain Disorder Syndrome

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Abstract

Purpose: The present study was carried out to evaluate and compare the clinical effect in a short term of three conservative treatment methods for myofascial pain disorder syndrome (MPD): pharmacotherapy, inter occlusal splint and low level laser therapy (LLLT). Subjects and Methods: The present study was applied on thirty (n=30) females patients which suffered from myofascial pain disorder syndrome (MPD).They were selected for this study with age ranged from 17-45 years. Patients were divided equally and randomly into three groups; Group I : were treated by LLLT, Group II were treated by oral appliance therapy and Group III were treated by pharmacotherapy. The outcome variables were pain score and the maximum interincisal opening (MIO). Pain score was assessed by using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); both variables were assessed preoperatively, postoperatively at the first month weekly, three months, and six months. Results: VAS scores decreased and MIO increased gradually throughout the follow up durations at first, third, and six months after treatment in all groups (P < 0.05). Although there was a difference between groups I, II and III, however, the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: low level laser therapy can be considered as a suitable and non-invasive treatment alternative for MPD. Also it was effective, had showing promising results and can be used as treatment of MP. LLLT shows its effects in a short term duration so it can be considered as a treatment of choice.

DOI

10.21608/adjg.2021.22470.1213

Keywords

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), Myofascial Pain disorder, Laser

Authors

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Ashour

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Demonstrator of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

emanashour.26@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Khalifa

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

fa_khalifa@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Khalifa

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University and College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.

Email

ghadaamin@ymail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5010-325X

Volume

8

Article Issue

1-B

Related Issue

20980

Issue Date

2021-01-01

Receive Date

2020-02-02

Publish Date

2021-01-01

Page Start

91

Page End

97

Print ISSN

2537-0308

Online ISSN

2537-0316

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https://adjg.journals.ekb.eg/article_141993.html

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488

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Journal

Publication Title

Al-Azhar Dental Journal for Girls

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https://adjg.journals.ekb.eg/

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Low Level Laser Therapy Versus Pharmacotherapy and Inter Occlusal Splint Therapy in Improving Myofascial Pain Disorder Syndrome

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22 Jan 2023