ARTHROCENTESIS OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;Arthrocentesis is a method of flushing out the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) by placing needles into the upper joint compartment using local anaesthesia or sedatio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Clinically Healthy and stable individuals who have established TMJ pain ,also clinical symptoms satisfying the inclusion criteria of study and where conservative measure have failed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/08/003909
- Lead Sponsor
- I
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
•Systemically healthy patient diagnosed
with TMD in the Age group of 20-60
•Limited Mouth Opening <25 mm
•Deviation in Mouth Opening
•Pain During the Mouth Opening or Closing the mouth
•Tenderness over TMJ
•Audible Clicking sound of the Temporomandibular Joint
Exclusion Criteria
Age under 20 yrs
•Past history of open surgery in the affected joint or joint injections
•Known polyarthritis (mostly rheumatoid arthritis)
•Ankylosis of the TMJ
•allergy to study medications
•edentulous subjects
•pregnancy or breast feeding
•current physical therapy, muscle relaxants
or antiseizure medications
. Medically compromised patients
•Patient not willing to sign the consent
form
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mouth opening <br/ ><br>Pain <br/ ><br>Clicking <br/ ><br>Deviation <br/ ><br>TendernessTimepoint: 1month <br/ ><br>3month <br/ ><br>6month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mouth opening <br/ ><br>Pain <br/ ><br>Clicking <br/ ><br>Deviation <br/ ><br>TendernessTimepoint: 1 month;Mouth opening <br/ ><br>Pain <br/ ><br>Clicking <br/ ><br>Deviation <br/ ><br>TendernessTimepoint: 2month;Mouth opening <br/ ><br>Pain <br/ ><br>Clicking <br/ ><br>Deviation <br/ ><br>TendernessTimepoint: 4month;Mouth opening <br/ ><br>Pain <br/ ><br>Clicking <br/ ><br>Deviation <br/ ><br>TendernessTimepoint: 6month