Contents lists available atScienceDirectComplementary Therapies in Medicinejournal homepage :www.elsevier.com/locate/ctimEffects of low-power laser auriculotherapy on the physical and emotionalaspects in patients with temporomandibular disorders : A blind, randomized,controlled clinical trialManuel da Fonseca Rodrigues, Marisa Lupes Rodrigues, Kimberly Suellen Bueno,Janaina Paula Aroca, Veridiana Camilotti, Mauro Carlos Agner Busato, Márcio José Mendonça

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CONCLUSION :

LA improved the physical and emotional symptoms of TMD, with results similar to OS.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015 ; 2015 : 430143.
Published online 2015 Oct 1. doi : 10.1155/2015/430143
PMCID : PMC4606196
Role of Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders with Anxiety in University Students
Denise Hollanda Iunes, 1 , 2 , * Érika de Cássia Lopes Chaves, 1 , 2 Caroline de Castro Moura, 1 Bruna Côrrea, 1 Leonardo César Carvalho, 1 Andreia Maria Silva, 1 and Emília Campos de Carvalho 2

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The AA group received five points per subject per session being the shenmen, kidney, sympathetic, brain stem [27, 28], and TMJ [27]. These points have sedative and tranquilizer effects [11, 27, 31]. The sham AA group received two points per subject per session being the wrist and external ear [27, 28] (Figure 2). These points were chosen because they were far from the group of points the AA group.

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