Temporamandibular Joint Functions and Parafunctional Habits

Completed

• Conditions: Headache; Temporomandibular Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT05580276
• Lead Sponsor: Karadeniz Technical University

Brief Summary

Headache is the most common type of pain in children and adolescents with effects on health-related quality of life (HrQoL), school attendance, and social functioning. The International Headache Society recognizes that secondary headaches can be attributed to temporamandibular joint (TMJ) problems. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate temporamandibular joint functions and parafunctional habits in adolescents with headache. The second aim is to examine the relationship between temporamandibular joint functions and parafunctional habits and headache.

Detailed Description

24 individuals under the age of 18 diagnosed with headache and 24 healthy controls will be included in the study. Age, height, weight characteristics and parafunctional habits of individuals will be recorded. The severity of headache and its effect on daily life, temporamandibular joint pain severity will be evaluated. Temporamandibular joint dysfunction severity will be determined and mouth openings will be measured.

Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study group. Healthy volunteers without headache complaints will also be included in the study as a control group.In this study, which is planned to include those who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study, written informed consent form will be obtained from all individuals and from their parents for those under the age of 18. The study will be carried out in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study will be done through a questionnaire form and with anthropetric measurements. No invasive procedure will be applied. A p value of ≤0.05 will be considered significant in all statistics.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-13
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-14
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-30
• Study Completion: 2023-03-13
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with headache according to the ICDH-II (International Classification of Headache Disorders 2nd edition) criteria published by IHS (International Headache Society) in 2004
• Having a headache complaint in the last 3 months
• Having a HIT-6 score of 50 or higher

Exclusion Criteria

• Being on any analgesic, anti-sedative, myorelaxant medication
• Those with mental and psychiatric problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Temporomandibular dysfunction	1 day (one assessment)	Fonseca Anamnestic Index. No dysfunction, mild, moderate, severe
Headache Impact Test (HIT-6)	1 day (one assessment)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Wong Baker Pain Scale	1 day (one assessment)	Severity of Headache
Pressure pain threshold	1 day (one assessment)	Pressure pain thresholds of temporomandibular joint, masseter, temporalis, SCM and upper trapezius muscles
Parafunctional habits questionnaire	1 day (one assessment)	Teeth clenching, teeth grinding, lip biting, excessive gum chewing, pencil biting, nail biting, hands on chin, chewing on one side only, sleeping on one side only
Mouth opening measurement	1 day (one assessment)	Maximum painless mouth opening width and lateral deviations from the distance between the two anterior incisors in the lower and upper palate

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Karadeniz Technical University; 🇹🇷 Trabzon, Turkey