Photobiomodulation therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders

Case report

Authors

  • Fernanda Cristina Nogueira Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo
  • Júlia Gomes Lúcio de Araújo Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Erika Michele dos Santos Araújo Universidade de São Paulo
  • Andréa Dias Neves Lago Universidade Federal do Maranhão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2357-8041.clrd.2019.157692

Keywords:

Photobiomodulation, TMD, Lasers

Abstract

Objective: To report a clinical case using the photobiomodulation in the treatment of the temporomandibular dysfunction providing analgesia and greater buccal opening. Case report: Patient, 24-year-old, female, with temporomandibular dysfunction was treated in the “Laser Therapy in Dentistry” extension project at the Federal University of Maranhão. The diagnosis was made through a careful anamnesis, clinical examination and questionnaire application. The laser device used in the treatment was the low power one whose active medium is composed by a semiconductor diode of Gallium and Aluminum Arsenide (GaAlAs). The protocol used for the treatment was 808 nm wavelength, 60 s, 6 J energy per point, in a total of ten sessions. In the second session, during the evaluation, the patient reported a significant improvement in the degree of pain and the measure of mouth opening ranged from 25 mm to 40 mm. Conclusion: Photobiomodulation has proved to be an effective modality for the treatment of this disorder.

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Author Biographies

  • Fernanda Cristina Nogueira Rodrigues, Universidade de São Paulo

    Departamento de Dentística, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

  • Júlia Gomes Lúcio de Araújo, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

    Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brasil

  • Erika Michele dos Santos Araújo, Universidade de São Paulo

    Departamento de Dentística, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

  • Andréa Dias Neves Lago, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

    Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brasil

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Published

2019-06-26

Issue

2019

Section

Case report or technical report

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