Effectiveness of laser in the treatment of patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome

Abstract

A therapeutic intervention was performed in 84 patients who were attended in the consultation of prosthetics at "Julio A. Mella" Guidance Dental Stomatologic Clinic, from September 2014 to the same month of 2015, in order to determine the Effectiveness of joint laser treatment and drug therapy, applied to patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction pain syndrome. Two therapeutic groups were formed: one received laser and drug therapy and the other drug therapy, each group with 42 patients who were evaluated at 5, 10 and 15 days. General and clinical variables were taken into account: age, degree of severity, pain behavior and evaluation criteria. The combinationwith laser therapy and drug therapy proved to be more effective than drug therapy, as symptomatology disappears in a shorter period of time.