Evaluation of the efficiency of different treatment modalities in individuals with painful temporomandibular joint disc displacement with reduction: a randomised controlled clinical trial

High-Intensity Laser Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

“…Following the removal of duplicates, 162 articles were identified as eligible, of which 102 were eliminated after reading of the title and abstract. Finally, after reading the full text, 48 RCTs were included [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ] in the qualitative synthesis. The studies by Angelova et al [ 59 ], Boyraz et al [ 15 ], Akaltun et al [ 58 ], and Hojjati et al [ 32 ] were excluded from the pooled quantitative analysis because of reporting average values of outcomes without measures of dispersion; hence, deriving data from their report was not possible.…”

“…The studies by Angelova et al [ 59 ], Boyraz et al [ 15 ], Akaltun et al [ 58 ], and Hojjati et al [ 32 ] were excluded from the pooled quantitative analysis because of reporting average values of outcomes without measures of dispersion; hence, deriving data from their report was not possible. Finally, 44 RCTs [ 13 , 14 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 60 ] were included in the present meta-analysis ( Figure 1 ). Additional information was requested from the authors of eight studies [ 15 , 32 , 33 , 40 , 48 , 49 , …”

“…Overall, 14 studies compared HILT against control or sham/control [ 14 , 16 , 21 , 23 , 24 , 35 , 36 , 42 , 53 , 55 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 60 ], 22 studies against other interventions [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 26 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 33 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 49 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 57 ], and 12 against control/sham and other interventions [ 13 , 15 , 22 , 25 , 27 , 28 , 32 , 34 , 41 , 47 , 48 , 51 ]. The majority of trials included two arms, except for 12 three-arm studies [ 13 , 15 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 32 , 34 ...…”

“…In the included RCTs, the treatment alternatives with which HILT was compared were: low-level laser therapy (LLLT) [ 13 , 28 , 29 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 40 , 45 , 51 ], transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)/TENS+ultrasound therapy [ 17 , 27 , 38 , 41 , 46 , 52 , 54 ], ultrasound therapy [ 15 , 26 , 30 , 44 , 50 , 57 ], exercising and tractions [ 20 , 25 , 31 ], bandages and orthosis [ 22 , 26 , 49 ], radiofrequency [ 43 ], and shock wave therapy [ 39 ]. Ten trials [ 16 , 17 , 20 , 24 , 30 , 31 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 59 ] employed HILT as the only delivered therapy, three of which compared it with placebo [ 16 , 24 , 59 ].…”

Thermoformed Occlusal Splints for the Treatment of Masticatory Muscle Pain: A Clinical Trial

“…Despite its usefulness in clinical practice and research, few studies on the treatment of TMD have reported its application. Significant JFLS-20 scores reduction have been reported in patients with arthrogenic TMD using resilient OS but without significant differences versus other treatments in the follow-up [38]. While other reports nonsignificant difference in JFLS-20 scores between improvement and non-improvement patients treated with resilient OS in patients with subacute and chronic TMD [39].…”