Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy: An adjuvant pain controlling modality in TMD patients - A clinical study

• Main Authors: Muhammad Shanavas (Author), Laxmikanth Chatra (Author), Prashanth Shenai (Author), Prasanna Kumar Rao (Author), Veena Jagathish (Author), Sreeja Prasanna Kumar (Author), Bilahari Naduvakkattu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in dentistry was first described in 1967, by Shane and Kessler, but it has yet to gain widespread acceptance in dentistry. A study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of TENS therapy as an adjuvant modality and to com...