Oral splint and counselling for the treatment of chronic facial pai

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Temporomandibular disorder, stress psychological; C05.500.607.221.897; F01.145.126.990; F01.145.126.350; I01.800

• Registration Number: RBR-795k8m
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: not yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

All subjects participated in this study volunteers by signing the consent form. Inclusion criteria are as follows:
female subjects;
aged 20 to 55 years;
irrespective of race, social status or religion;
presence of pain intensity of at least moderate (at least 4.0 on VAS), shown in the first clinical assessment;
diagnosis of myofascial pain persisting for a minimum period of six months.

Exclusion Criteria

history of psychiatric disorders or treatment for neurological or psychological disorders;
volunteers with severe intellectual or physical disability that would hinder the collection of data;
history of systemic diseases that generate joint symptoms, muscle or rheumatologic, such as rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia;
pain attributed to a well-defined local cause, such as pulpitis, trigeminal neuralgia and cancer pain;
attributable to migraine pain or infection;
report of any previous treatment for TMD;
treatment with drugs affecting the central nervous system (muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, opioids, and antidepressants) and treatment with analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, with or without prescription, concomitant therapies to be instituted in this research;
report of facial trauma as a possible etiology of TMD;
subject denture wearers an upper or lower;
volunteers aged under 20 or over 55 years;
male individuals.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified