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Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS), trigeminal neuralgia, and atypical facial pain are the most common facial pain.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Methods:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    A double-blind randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of GaAs laser (peak power 10 W; pulse frequency 3000 Hz; average power 0.012 W; wavelength 980\u2009nm; irradiation duration 300 sec; and dose 12.73\u2009J\/cm\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) on the management of common orofacial pain. The laser group (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =30) received 10 sessions of treatment with GaAs laser. The control group (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =30) was treated identically with sham laser. All patients received the appropriate pharmaceutical treatment as well. Visual analog scale (VAS) was recorded for all patients at baseline, and immediately, 2, and 4 months after the final treatment session. The qualitative variables among the groups were compared using the \u03c7\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    test.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Both groups demonstrated a significant reduction in pain with the progression of time (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.05). The difference between the two groups was not significant (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt;0.05). Whereas laser therapy in the present study failed to show any significance over the control group, the role of covariates such as radiation parameters (wave length, dose) should not be overlooked.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusions:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    We found no significant level of efficacy for the GaAs laser in the management of common orofacial pain. 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