Thermal Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on the Temporomandibular Joint Area in Clinically Healthy Racehorses—A Pilot Study
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population and Data Collection
2.2. Thermographic Examination
2.3. High-Intensity Laser Therapy
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
TMJ | Temporomandibular joint |
HILT | High-intensity laser therapy |
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TMJ | Mean (SD) (°C) | Result of the Test |
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Left joint, before HILT therapy | 36.08 (0.56) | t = 1.948 p = 0.066 |
Right joint, before HILT therapy | 36.01 (0.50) | |
Left joint, after HILT therapy | 38.10 (0.73) | t = 12.894 p < 0.001 |
Right joint, after HILT therapy | 35.93 (0.48) | |
TMJ left joint | 2.02 (0.78) | t = 12.246 p < 0.001 |
TMJ right joint (control) | −0.08 (0.12) |
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Soroko-Dubrovina, M.; Zielińska, P.; Dudek, K.D.; Śniegucka, K.; Nawrot, K. Thermal Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on the Temporomandibular Joint Area in Clinically Healthy Racehorses—A Pilot Study. Animals 2025, 15, 1426. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15101426
Soroko-Dubrovina M, Zielińska P, Dudek KD, Śniegucka K, Nawrot K. Thermal Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on the Temporomandibular Joint Area in Clinically Healthy Racehorses—A Pilot Study. Animals. 2025; 15(10):1426. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15101426
Chicago/Turabian StyleSoroko-Dubrovina, Maria, Paulina Zielińska, Krzysztof D. Dudek, Karolina Śniegucka, and Karolina Nawrot. 2025. "Thermal Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on the Temporomandibular Joint Area in Clinically Healthy Racehorses—A Pilot Study" Animals 15, no. 10: 1426. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15101426
APA StyleSoroko-Dubrovina, M., Zielińska, P., Dudek, K. D., Śniegucka, K., & Nawrot, K. (2025). Thermal Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on the Temporomandibular Joint Area in Clinically Healthy Racehorses—A Pilot Study. Animals, 15(10), 1426. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15101426