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

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) activity in patie...

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Autores principales: FERREIRA, Ana Paula de Lima, da COSTA, Dayse Regina Alves, de OLIVEIRA, Ana Izabela Sobral, CARVALHO, Elyson Adam Nunes, CONTI, Paulo César Rodrigues, COSTA, Yuri Martins, BONJARDIM, Leonardo Rigoldi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculdade De Odontologia De Bauru - USP 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5393531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-77572016-0173