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Administration of low-level laser on muscles of mastication following the induction of initial fatigue
Author(s) -
Greice de Brito Bitencourt,
Marcela Letícia Leal Gonçalves,
Fernanda Yukie Kobayashi,
Lara Jansiski Motta,
Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva,
Fabiano Politti,
Leandro Paulino Feliciano,
Raquel Agnelli MesquitaFerrari,
Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes,
Sandra Kalil Bussadori
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000011340
Subject(s) - medicine , isometric exercise , masseter muscle , mastication , electromyography , palpation , muscle fatigue , placebo , muscle contraction , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , dentistry , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Background: Orofacial pain encompasses painful conditions, such as temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Multidisciplinary health teams seek to control such musculoskeletal disorders to improve the quality and functional capacity of the muscles of mastication. The aim of the proposed study is to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy as a form of treatment for the prevention of initial fatigue of the muscles of mastication (masseter and anterior temporal muscles) as well as the recovery of these muscles after induced exhaustion (caused by isometric contraction) in young adults. Methods: The participants will be 78 healthy male and female volunteers between 18 and 34 years of age. The volunteers will be randomly allocated to a laser group (n = 26), sham group (n = 26), and control group (n = 26). All participants will be submitted to a clinical evaluation to record mandibular movements, bite force, muscle sensitivity to palpation, and initial muscle fatigue. Initial fatigue will be induced by isometric contraction of the jaws. Maximum voluntary contraction will be performed to record the time until initial exhaustion of the masseter muscle (determined by electromyography). The groups will then be submitted to the interventions: active laser therapy (wavelength: 780 nm; fluence: 134 J/cm 2 ; power: 50 mW; irradiance: 1.675 W/cm 2 ; exposure time: 80 seconds per point) on 3 points of the masseter and 1 point on the anterior temporal muscles on each side; sham laser (placebo effect); or no intervention (control). Maximum voluntary contraction will be performed again after the interventions to record the time until initial exhaustion of the masseter muscle (determined by electromyography). Differences in individual time until exhaustion between the pre- and postintervention evaluations will be measured to determine the effect of low-level laser therapy. Discussion: Although studies have been made with the use of low-level laser therapy in TMDs and on the effect of photobiomodulation on fatigue, this the first study to test this therapy in the prevention of fatigue in this region. The clinical relevance lies in the fact that longer dental procedures could take place if the patients are less prone to fatigue.

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