A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and cone beam computerized tomography in the evaluation of temporomandibular joint changes in rheumatoid arthritis patients

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• Conditions: Changes in temporomandibular joints in rheumatoid arthritis patients; M05; M06; Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis; Other rheumatoid arthritis

• Registration Number: DRKS00024167
• Lead Sponsor: College of Dentistry/ University of Sulaimani

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-08
• Study Completion: 2021-07-14
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1.patients previously diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis.
2. without other systemic disease or chronic diseases.

Exclusion Criteria

1.pregnant women
2. persons with foreign body like bullets or cardiac pacemaker.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
detection of radiographic findings (changes) of TMJs of RA patients by CBCT and MRI.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Find out relation between radiographic changes and disease activity in RA patients by comparing laboratory test results and duration of disease with imaging findings.