Effect of acupuncture in the articulation of the jaw and in the energetic balance of the meridians

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• Conditions: Pain reffered, Meridians, Temporomandibular Joint.; C10.597.617.894; E02.190.044.555; A02.835.583.861

• Registration Number: RBR-77y2sp
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Adult volunteers; of both genders; age between 20 and 50 years; with pain due to temporomandibular dysfunction of muscular or mixed origin; with or without mouth opening limitation.

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteers with severe trauma or infections in the Temporomandibular Joint; under analgesic and/or anti-inflammatory drugs; pregnant women; fear of needle; under some other type of treatment for temporomandibular joint; edentulous; volunteers using dentures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected that there will be improvement of the clinical and energetic measurements with the application of the acupuncture protocol for TMD. For this will be carried out evaluations of the pain, mouth opening limitation and measurements of the energy of the acupuncture meridians by the Ryodoraku Method.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Identify pattern of energy imbalance of acupuncture meridians in patients with TMD through the RyodoraKu Method.