Masticatory efficiency of patient with myofacial pai
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Myofascial pain in masticatory muscles
- Registration Number
- DRKS00031588
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsmedizin Göttingen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Consent to the study
Patients with a diagnosis myofascial pain”
Patients with full dentition
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with craniofacial anomalies and syndromes
Edentulous patients
Allergies to ingredients in the splint and to ingredients in the used chewing gum
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recording the change in masticatory efficiency in TMD-Patients with myofascial pain as the primary diagnosis after three months of splint therapy.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recording of antagonism (contact between upper and lower jaw), occlusion and disclusion time as well as a possible asymmetry in the distribution of forces between the right and left half of the jaw.