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Acrylic splints for treating chronic muscle pain in patients with TMD: randomized clinical trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
C05.651.550
Registration Number
RBR-2n2nfp6
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Having myalgias related to Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) for longer than 6 months; myalgias located in the temporal region accompanied, or not, by other facial myalgias; be aged 18 years or over; both genders; pain on palpation with a score greater than or equal to 7 on the numeric rating scale; pain related to functional and/or parafunctional activities of the stomatognathic system

Exclusion Criteria

Patient undergoing physiotherapeutic and/or speech therapy treatments that have repercussions on muscle, joint and/or skeletal structures in the head and neck region; who have undergone some type of temporomandibular joint procedure in the last 12 months; patients with facial paralysis; patients undergoing orthodontic treatment; complete denture users; who underwent a procedure using botulinum toxin in the head and neck region in the last 6 months; patients using Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) antidepressants; patients undergoing psychological treatment; patients who have cognitive and/or neuromotor difficulties that compromise the stages of the study's development

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
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