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. 2014 Oct 17;9(10):e110528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110528

Table 2. Patient demographics before and after LAT.

No. Gender Age Site Course (M) VASSB VASSA VASPB VASPA MMOB MMOA Sessions Disc displacement
1 M 45 R 1 4.5 0.0 6.5 0.0 40.0 41.0 1 None
2 F 26 L 1 4.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 38.0 45.0 3 R
3 F 57 R 1 4.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 32.0 42.0 14 R
4 F 48 R 1 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 32.0 43.0 18 None
5 F 54 L 1 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 33.0 42.0 6 None
6 F 58 R 1 4.5 0.0 6.5 0.0 34.0 40.0 1 R
7 F 42 L 1 8.0 0.0 8.0 2.0 39.0 39.0 10 R
8 F 39 R 2 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 30.0 40.0 2 None
9 M 23 B 3 4.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 35.0 40.0 1 None
10 M 58 R 4 7.0 0.0 8.0 1.0 16.0 35.0 3 None
11 M 58 L 6 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 16.0 38.0 72 NR
12 F 44 B 6 4.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 30.0 41.0 54 R
13 F 40 R 6 4.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 30.0 40.0 2 R
14 F 40 B 6 7.0 0.0 8.0 2.0 16.0 34.0 6 NR
15 F 26 R 6 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 16.0 42.0 19 NR
16 F 17 L 6 4.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 32.0 36.0 19 R
17 F 58 L 6 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 32.0 42.0 20 None
18 F 23 B 10 7.0 0.0 8.0 1.0 35.0 39.0 1 R
19 F 62 B 12 7.0 0.0 8.0 1.0 16.0 38.0 4 NR
20 F 39 L 12 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 33.0 41.0 6 None
21 F 38 R 12 7.0 0.0 8.0 3.0 16.0 40.0 13 NR
22 F 17 L 12 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 16.0 40.0 16 NR
23 F 21 L 12 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 16.0 40.0 19 NR
24 F 54 B 18 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 33.0 41.0 6 None
25 F 29 L 24 7.0 0.0 8.0 1.0 16.0 35.0 4 R
26 F 45 R 36 4.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 33.0 41.0 4 R
27 F 43 R 60 7.0 0.0 8.0 1.0 16.0 38.0 10 NR
28 F 61 L 96 8.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 16.0 40.0 16 None
29 F 67 B 144 7.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 33.0 41.0 17 None

LAT: laser acupuncture therapy; MMOA: Maximal mouth opening after LAT; MMOB: Maximal mouth opening before LAT; NR: without reduction; R: with reduction; VASPA: Visual analog scale upon palpation after LAT; VASPB: Visual analog scale upon palpation before LAT; VASSA: Visual analog scale, spontaneous (at rest), after LAT; VASSB: Visual analog scale, spontaneous (at rest), before LAT.