Temporomandibular Joint in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersRheumatoid Arthritis
- Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: seropositivity of rheumatoid factor
- Registration Number
- NCT06134726
- Lead Sponsor
- Syrian Private University
- Brief Summary
the investigators study aimed to evaluate temporomandibular joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy individuals 142 participants were recruited in two groups: 72 patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and 70 healthy controls. All participants were tested for seropositivity of rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated protein antibodies. TMD diagnosis was determined according to the standardized and validated diagnostic criteria for TMD (DC/TMD): myalgia, arthralgia, articular disc, displacement, degenerative joint disease, and headache attributed to TMD. Bruxism, a probable sleep and/or awake bruxism diagnosis was determined based on self-report and several clinical findings.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 142
Not provided
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description RA group seropositivity of rheumatoid factor - Control group seropositivity of rheumatoid factor -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients with TMD-pain diagnoses 2 years patients were interviewed, filled out the questionnaire, and examined
Number of patients with prevalence of TMD 2 years patients were interviewed, filled out the questionnaire, and examined
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Syria
🇸🇾Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic