Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial. A total of eighty-eight participants diagnosed with primary headaches will be randomly allocated to one of two groups, previously organiz
Group 4J will receive four Joules per square centimeter per point
Group 6J will receive six Joules per square centimeter per point
and Group 9J will receive nine Joules per square centimeter per point. Participants will be reassessed 1 month after the end of treatment by an evaluator who did not have access to any stage of the in
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba
Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals between the ages of 18 and 65, regardless of gender; Be Brazilian; Have a diagnosis of primary headache according to the third edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders Agree to answer all survey questionnaires and undergo the necessary treatments for the proposed duration
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals with a history of tumors and neuronal involvement; Diagnosis of Temporomandibular disorders concomitant with pain of odontogenic, neuropathic, and/or tumoral origin; Individuals diagnosed with non-painful Temporomandibular disorder; Pregnant women; Individuals with missing front teeth or dentures, making it impossible to measure maximum mouth opening by measuring the distance between the upper and lower incisors
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvements are expected in pain intensity (assessed by the Visual Analog Scale - VAS), maximum mouth opening (assessed by the interincisal distance in millimeters), and headache impact (assessed by the Headache Impact Test HIIT-6). Data will be collected at baseline, at the end, and four weeks after low-level laser therapy intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intends to evaluate the degree of effectiveness of different doses of low-power laser on pain intensity and maximum mouth opening after 4 weeks of intervention | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCaroline do Nascimento
Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba
Outcome results
None listed