Laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment-resistant temporomandibular disorders.
To investigate the clinical effects of laser acupuncture therapy for temporomandibular disorders (TMD) after ineffective previous treatments.A retrospective observational study was conducted in 29 treatment-resistant TMD patients (25 women, 4 men; age range, 17-67 years). Subjects were treated 3 tim...
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| author | Wen-Long Hu Chih-Hao Chang Yu-Chiang Hung Ying-Jung Tseng I-Ling Hung Sheng-Feng Hsu |
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| description | To investigate the clinical effects of laser acupuncture therapy for temporomandibular disorders (TMD) after ineffective previous treatments.A retrospective observational study was conducted in 29 treatment-resistant TMD patients (25 women, 4 men; age range, 17-67 years). Subjects were treated 3 times per week for 4 weeks with the Handylaser Trion (GaAlAs laser diode, 810 nm, 150 mW, pulsed waves), which delivered 0.375 J of energy (5 s) to ST7, ST6, and LI4 and 3 J (40 s) to each Ashi point, 7.5-26.25 J/cm2 in total. The visual analog scale (VAS) and maximal mouth opening (MMO) were evaluated before and after treatment.VAS analysis showed that the patients were free of pain at rest (endpoint) after 5.90±6.08 sessions of laser acupuncture for acute TMD and after 16.21±17.98 sessions for chronic TMD. The VAS score on palpation of the temporomandibular joint reduced to 0.30±0.67 for patients with acute TMD (p = 0.005) and to 0.47±0.84 for those with chronic TMD (p<0.001). The MMO significantly increased in patients with acute TMD (7.80±5.43 mm, p = 0.008) and in patients with chronic TMD (15.58±7.87 mm, p<0.001).Our study shows that laser acupuncture therapy improves the symptoms of treatment-resistant TMD. Further studies with a more appropriate design, involving long-term follow-up examinations in a larger patient sample, are needed to evaluate its efficacy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22f720d26b694158a05b188e65c972962022-12-22T03:07:48ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01910e11052810.1371/journal.pone.0110528Laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment-resistant temporomandibular disorders.Wen-Long HuChih-Hao ChangYu-Chiang HungYing-Jung TsengI-Ling HungSheng-Feng HsuTo investigate the clinical effects of laser acupuncture therapy for temporomandibular disorders (TMD) after ineffective previous treatments.A retrospective observational study was conducted in 29 treatment-resistant TMD patients (25 women, 4 men; age range, 17-67 years). Subjects were treated 3 times per week for 4 weeks with the Handylaser Trion (GaAlAs laser diode, 810 nm, 150 mW, pulsed waves), which delivered 0.375 J of energy (5 s) to ST7, ST6, and LI4 and 3 J (40 s) to each Ashi point, 7.5-26.25 J/cm2 in total. The visual analog scale (VAS) and maximal mouth opening (MMO) were evaluated before and after treatment.VAS analysis showed that the patients were free of pain at rest (endpoint) after 5.90±6.08 sessions of laser acupuncture for acute TMD and after 16.21±17.98 sessions for chronic TMD. The VAS score on palpation of the temporomandibular joint reduced to 0.30±0.67 for patients with acute TMD (p = 0.005) and to 0.47±0.84 for those with chronic TMD (p<0.001). The MMO significantly increased in patients with acute TMD (7.80±5.43 mm, p = 0.008) and in patients with chronic TMD (15.58±7.87 mm, p<0.001).Our study shows that laser acupuncture therapy improves the symptoms of treatment-resistant TMD. Further studies with a more appropriate design, involving long-term follow-up examinations in a larger patient sample, are needed to evaluate its efficacy.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4201549?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Wen-Long Hu Chih-Hao Chang Yu-Chiang Hung Ying-Jung Tseng I-Ling Hung Sheng-Feng Hsu Laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment-resistant temporomandibular disorders. PLoS ONE |
| title | Laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment-resistant temporomandibular disorders. |
| title_full | Laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment-resistant temporomandibular disorders. |
| title_fullStr | Laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment-resistant temporomandibular disorders. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment-resistant temporomandibular disorders. |
| title_short | Laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment-resistant temporomandibular disorders. |
| title_sort | laser acupuncture therapy in patients with treatment resistant temporomandibular disorders |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4201549?pdf=render |
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