1. Efficacy of Occlusal Splints and Low-Level Laser Therapy on the Mandibular Range of Motion in Subjects with Temporomandibular Joint Disc Displacement with Reduction.
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Emam, Abdel-Naser M., Abdel-Gawwad, Esmail Ahmed, Abdullah Baiomy, Abdel Aziz, Farhat, Mostafa Yassin, Atito, Ehap, and Helal, Mohamed Ahmed
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PHOTOBIOMODULATION therapy ,TEMPOROMANDIBULAR joint ,RANGE of motion of joints ,ONE-way analysis of variance ,BEHAVIOR therapy - Abstract
Aims and Objectives: The study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of four conservative therapeutic modalities on the mandibular range of motion (MRM) in subjects with anterior disc displacement with reduction (ADDwR) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Materials and Methods: One hundred patients (64 women and 36 men) were selected, and randomly distributed into four groups. Group I: Subjects receiving behavioral therapy (BT). Group II: Subjects receiving low-level laser therapy (LLLT). Group III: Subjects receiving maxillary anterior repositioning splint (MARS). Group IV: Subjects receiving stabilization splint (SS). The MRM was evaluated for each patient before treatment and after 6 months. Paired t test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were used for statistical analysis followed by a post hoc Tukey test (P ≤ 0.05). Results: All groups showed significant improvement in MRM after 6 months of treatment (P ≤ 0.05) except for BT. There was a significant improvement for SS and MARS on the different movements of MRM, more than for LLLT and BT (P ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: The MARS and the SS are effective in increasing the MRM for patients with ADDwR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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