Temporomandibular Disorders Among Patients With Tinnitus

• Conditions: Tinnitus; Temporomandibular Disorder
• Interventions: Other: No intervention

• Registration Number: NCT04434859
• Lead Sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Brief Summary

The incidence of temporomandibular disorders will be studied among patients with tinnitus, by the use of patient's history and physical examination.

Detailed Description

The patients with tinnituswill be asked about symptoms related to temporomandibular disorders, and also will be examined in order to diagnose such disorders.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-17
• Study Start: 2020-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-30
• Study Completion: 2021-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Tinnitus lasting more than 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Head and Neck Space Occupying Lesion
• Previous degenerative disease of the temporomandibular koint

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients with tinnitus	No intervention	Patients (over 18 years old) seen at the medical center due to tinnitus, lasting at least 3 months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Description of temporomandibular disorders in the patient's history	1 year	A questioannaire asking specifically about pain in the tempromandibular joint, headaches, clicks, tempromandibular joint locking and dislocation
Positive findings in the physical examination of the temporomandibular joint and muscles	1 year	The following parameters will be documented: clicks, maximal opening of the mouth, signs of teeth grinding, tenderness on the mastication muscles