Arthroscopic assisted release of lateral pterygoid versus scarification of retrodiscal tissue in management of internal derangement of temporomandibular joint: RCT
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Oral Health
- Registration Number
- PACTR202303632334777
- Lead Sponsor
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department Faculty of Dentistry Tanta University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who failed to respond to conservative management protocol (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, physiotherapy, and occlusal splint) for three months.
- Wilkes stage II, III.
- No prior TMJ surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
- An in?ammatory or connective tissue disease.
- History of or an ongoing autoimmune disease.
- Neurologic disorders.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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