Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 29, 2026
Adjunctive Diode Laser Therapy and Probiotic Lactobacillus Therapy in the Treatment of Periodontitis and Peri-Implant Disease
Published on: May 9, 2022
[Efficacy evaluation of low-level laser therapy on temporomandibular disorder]
Xiaodong Wang1, Zheng Yang, Weihua Zhang
1State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Objective:
To evaluate effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain.
Methods:
The patients with TMJ pain were randomly assigned laser group (n=21) or control group(n=21), once a day for 6 consecutive days of treatment. TMJ pain and function were measured at baseline, just after treatment course, 1 month and 2 months after the treatment.
Results:
The changes of visual analogue scale (VAS) were appearing over time in both groups but presented statistically significant differences between groups (P<0.001). VAS of laser group decreased faster than that of control group. The same tendency occurred for painless maximum vertical opening (MVO), left lateral excursion (LLE) and right lateral excursion (RLE), which increased faster in laser group. There were no statistically significant differences between groups and evaluation times for protrusion excursion (PE), but an interaction between group and evaluation times existed and should be explored further.
Conclusion:
LLLT is an appropriate treatment for TMJ pain.
