Treatment of mouth articulation's dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular disordersE02.779.867.466
- Registration Number
- RBR-4j6xfx
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Metodista de Piracicaba
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
The subjects of both groups must have a diagnosis of TMD according to the DRC, axis I, accompanied by pain and / or fatigue in the muscles of mastication during functional activities for a minimum period of one year and maximum of five years, with body mass index (BMI) to 25 kg/m2.
Was excluded from the study women with any missing teeth (except third molars), open bite, crossbite, suffering from partial or complete dentures, orthodontic treatment and / or medication (analgesics, anti-inflammatories and muscle relaxants), those who received treatment with cervical spine manipulation in the past 6 months and those in physiotherapy. Also, was excluded women with systemic neuromuscular diseases, migraine, history of trauma to the face and / or ATM, joint dislocation and testing extension and rotation of the head, which assesses the flow of the vertebral artery and the Sharp-Purser , indicating upper cervical spinal instability positive.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that the upper cervical spine manipulation in promoting an improvement in the agonist-antagonist in masticatory muscles measured by EMG, increased range of motion of the jaw of depression assessed with calipers and decrease the severity of TMD evaluated by anamnesis index of Fonseca.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The data regarding the effect of upper cervical spine manipulation in the evaluation of the cervical spine are being processed.