Effect of using Photobiomodulation, stabilization, and anterior repositioning splints on the pain level of subjects with temporomandibular joint disc displacement with reduction

• Autor(a) principal: Abdel-Gawwad, Esmail Ahmed
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Abdullah, Abdel Aziz Baiomy, Farhat, Mostafa Yassin, Ahmed Helal, Mohamed
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Dental Science
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/2670

Objective: was to evaluate the effect of four conservative treatment modalities on the pain level of patients withtemporomandibular joint (TMJ) anterior disc displacement with reduction (ADDwR). Material and Methods:100 subjects (64 females and 36 males) were selected, divided into four groups, 25 patients of each. Subjects ofGroup I have been treated with behavioral therapy. Subjects of Group II had been treated with Photobiomodulationtherapy (PBMT). Subjects of Group III had been treated by anterior repositioning splint (ARS). Subjects of GroupIV had been treated by a stabilization splint. The pain was evaluated by visual analog score (VAS) from 0 to 10.Statistical analysis was done using one-way ANOVA test for comparison between groups. Within each group, acomparison between baseline and after treatment was done using paired t-test (p<0.05). Results: There wasa statistical difference between the pain scores of the different groups after treatment (p < 0.05). Also, therewere statistical differences between all groups (p < 0.05) except that between group II and group III (p > 0.05).Conclusion: The use of stabilization splint and ARS are effective non-invasive methods for reducing the painlevel in the treatment of TMJ ADDwR cases. KEYWORDSAnterior repositioning splint; Disc derangement; Disc displacement; Low level laser therapy; Photobiomodulationtherapy; Stabilization splint; TMD.