The analgesic effect of photobiomodulation therapy (830 nm) on the masticatory muscles: a randomized, double-blind study

• Main Authors: Sabrina Araújo Pinho Costa (Author), Giovanna Piacenza Florezi (Author), Gisele Ebling Artes (Author), Jessica Ribeiro da Costa (Author), Rosane Tronchin Gallo (Author), Patricia Moreira de Freitas (Author), Andrea Lusvarghi Witzel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: This study assesses the efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy (830 nm) for myalgia treatment of masticatory muscles. Sixty patients with muscular myalgia were selected and randomly allocated into 2 groups (n=30): Group A comprised patients given a placebo (control), and Group B consisted...