Short-term transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduces pain and improves the masticatory muscle activity in temporomandibular disorder patients: a randomized controlled trial

Short-term transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduces pain and improves the masticatory muscle activity in temporomandibular disorder patients: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Studies to assess the effects of therapies on pain and masticatory muscle function are scarce. Objective To investigate the short-term effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) by examining pain intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT) and electromyography (EMG) activit...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula de Lima FERREIRA, Dayse Regina Alves da COSTA, Ana Izabela Sobral de OLIVEIRA, Elyson Adam Nunes CARVALHO, Paulo César Rodrigues CONTI, Yuri Martins COSTA, Leonardo Rigoldi BONJARDIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
Subjects:
Temporomandibular joint disorders
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
Pain threshold
Electromyography
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