Checking the differences in the biting forces between healthy people and people having pain in the jaw joint
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Temporomandibular disorder patients
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/04/013387
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Thumula Reshmi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion Criteria
Temporomandibular disorder Group
1.Temporomandibular joint sounds
(clicking or crepitation)
2.Temporomandibular jointlocking
episodes.
3.Limited mandibular opening.
4.Painful limitation of mandibular movements.
5.Tenderness to palpation of the Temporomandibular joint or of the masticatory muscles.
CONTROL GROUP : Age and gender matched patients without any signs of Temporomandibular disorders
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients with developmental anomalies of temporomandibular joint.
2.Patients with a history of fractures to temporomandibular joint.
3. Patients with systemic and/or localized maxillofacial disease.
4.Patients with ear and neural disorders.
5.Patients who are not willing to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effect of occlusion as an etiological factor in the onset of temporomandibular disordersTimepoint: Effect of occlusion as an etiological factor in the onset of temporomandibular disorders -15 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method impact of occlusal variations on the health and integrity of temporomandibular jointTimepoint: impact of occlusal variations on the health and integrity of temporomandibular joint -15 minutes