The Relationship of Orthodontic Malocclusions With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

• Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT04123236
• Lead Sponsor: University of Gaziantep

Brief Summary

The patients who applied to the hospital for orthodontic treatment were asked various questions to evaluate their oral health related quality of life, malocclusions and self reported temporomandibular joint problems.

Detailed Description

The patients who applied to the hospital for orthodontic treatment were asked various questions to evaluate their oral health related quality of life, malocclusions and self reported temporomandibular joint problems. For this purposes Oral Health Impact Profile-14, and Helkimo's indexes were used.The relationship between these results were investigated.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-07-10
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-20
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-10
• Status Verified: 2019-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-03
• Study Completion: 2020-10-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

• wish to receive orthodontic treatment in our clinic.

Exclusion Criteria

• The absence of willingness for the temporomandibular joint and clinical examination or answering the survey questions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral Health Impact Profile	through study completion, an average of 2 months. The scale ranged from 0-5. All data will be summed at the end of the study. Higher values means worse quality of life standard	Oral Health Impact Profile relations between patients under 18 and over 18 and between girls and boys
Helkimo's clinical dysfunction index	through study completion, an average of 2 months. The scale ranged from 0-3. Higher scale means worse quality of life standards	Helkimo's clinical dysfunction index relations between patients under 18 and over 18 and between girls and boys
Visual analog scale	through study completion, an average of 2 months.	Visual analog scale relations between patients under 18 and over 18 and between girls and boys. The scale ranged from 0-1. If the patient marked no facial pain the visual analog scale value was accepted as 0, if the patient marked any level of facial pain visual analog scale value was accepted as 1.
Helkimo's anamnestic dysfunction index	through study completion, an average of 2 months. The scale ranged from 0-3. Higher scale means worse quality of life standards	Helkimo's anamnestic dysfunction index relations between patients under 18 and over 18 and between girls and boys

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gaziantep University; 🇹🇷 Gaziantep, Şehitkamil, Turkey