Pilot study comparing different ways of wearing splints for guard awake bruxism

Not Applicable

• Conditions: F45.8; Other somatoform disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00034881
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Bonn- ZZMK- Zahnärztliche Prothetik

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

probable awake bruxism

Exclusion Criteria

lack of patient consent, secondary bruxism, suspected diagnosis of arthropathy, chronic pain GCPS >2, contraindication MRI, patients with dementia or other cognitive impairments who are unable to consent to the study, patients who do not consent to participate in the study for other reasons

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of awake bruxism<br>- Subjective before therapy, after 4 weeks and 3 months:<br> - Questionnaire (VAS) for the assessment of awake bruxism<br>- Objective before therapy, after 3 months:<br> - Arrow angle registration<br> - Abrasion facets on the splint (scan of the splint surface)<br> - Clinical functional status and manual structural analysis <br>- MRI if indicated and assessment before therapy, after 3 months: <br> - Position of the condyle in the joint fossa<br> - Change in the volume of the m. pterygoideus lat.<br> - Position of the articular disc in the joint fossa

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaires before and after 3 months:<br>- Chron. Pain (GCPS, grade chronic pain scale) <br>- BSI 18 (Brief Symptom Inventory) <br>- SCI (Stress and Coping Inventory)