Effectiveness of LASER therapy in the management of jaw joint pain.
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M278- Other specified diseases of jaws
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/04/032609
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Ansari Sulem Riyaz Ahmed
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Outpatients attending the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology who volunteered for the study.
2. Patients in the age group of 18 - 45 years.
3. Patients who have been diagnosed as per the RDC/TMD Axis I criteria.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with any underlying systemic disease.
2. Pregnant and lactating women.
3. Patients who are on any form of treatment for TMD in the last 1 month.
4. Patients with a recent history of trauma.
5. Patients with any other joint disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in pain. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: baseline,3 weeks.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in mouth opening.Timepoint: baseline,3 weeks.