Temporomandibular Joint disc position and shape in patients submitted to two protocols of Rapid Maxillary Expansion and Facemask therapy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Malocclusion Angle Class III
- Registration Number
- RBR-4ysjz3b
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Children and adolescents with anteroposterior discrepancy between the maxilla and mandible, caused by maxillary retrusion, mandibular protrusion and/or a combination of both, clinically assessed by facial analysis (nasolabial angle, chin-neck line and angle);children and adolescents with Class III and/or Class III Angle subdivision malocclusion;and children and adolescents with mixed dentition or beginning permanent dentition
Exclusion Criteria
Children and adolescents with decayed and periodontally compromised teeth; those who had undergone previous orthodontic treatment; those with a metal device; those who were claustrophobic and/or anxious, making it impossible to perform the MRI scan
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected outcome 1:We expect to find changes in the position and shape of the articular disc of the temporomandibular joints by means of magnetic resonance imaging in children and pre-adolescents treated with rapid maxillary expansion and maxillary protraction<br><br><br><br><br>;Outcome found 1: No significant changes in the position and shape of the TMJ articular disc were observed using MRI in children and pre-adolescents treated with rapid maxillary expansion and maxillary protraction
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method o secondary outcomes expected