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Methods: This study was performed as a randomized, double-blinded clinical trial on 40 patients with condylar closed reduction surgery. Patients were randomly assigned to two groups of 20 patients, including the placebo and intervention groups. In the intervention group, the patients received LLLT (100 mw, 2 J\/cm2 , 20 S\/point, 14 extraoral points, 7 days). The range of jaw movements after opening the intermaxillary-fixation was measured. Patients\u2019 pain was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS). Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21, the chi-square test, and repeated measures ANOVA. Results: There was no significant difference between the study groups in terms of the range of jaw motions. The mean VAS score was 56.85 (SD=3.817) in the intervention group and 60.95 (SD=4.861) in the placebo group, showing a statistically significant difference between the two groups at the end of the study (P=0.007) Conclusion: The results of this study indicated the effectiveness of low-level lasers in reducing acute pain in patients undergoing closed condylar surgery. 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