Prevalence of Signs and Symptoms of TMD in Patients Wearing Double Complete Dentures, RPD and in Dentistry Students.

NCT01679821 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 538/2010-CEP
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 210
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It was proposed in this study to evaluate the prevalence of TMD signs and symptoms in State University of West of Parana's dental students with natural dentition, in patients with removable partial dentures and double complete dentures.

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Keywords

Temporomandibular disorders.; Dental prosthesis.; Dental students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assessment of the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in patients with removable partial dentures, complete double dentures and toothed.

  5 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• questionnaire for selection of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders recommended by the American Academy of Orofacial Pain

  5 monts

Other Outcomes (1)

• Clinical examination

  5 months

Study Arms (3)

Dental students

Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.

Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Removable partial denture

Seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous). Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary were not included in the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.

Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Double complete denture

Seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.

Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Interventions

A questionnaire and a clinical examination OTHER

Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous) and seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research.

Dental students; Double complete denture; Removable partial denture

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous) and seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil.

You may qualify if:

• \- Patients wearing double complete denture, patients wearing just removable partial denture and dentate students.

You may not qualify if:

• Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Cascavel, Paraná, 85819110, Brazil

Location

Biospecimen

Retention: NONE RETAINED

The sample consisted of 210 individuals, aged 19-90 years (average 44.5 years) of both genders, divided into 3 groups: Group 1 - seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE; Group 2 - seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous); Group 3 - seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel - PR. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Craniomandibular Disorders; Mandibular Diseases; Jaw Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Joint Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Maristela Pezzini, Professor

  Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Thaisa Bordin, Student

  Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Department of Occlusion, State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, Cascavel, PR, Brazil

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 1, 2012
• First Posted: September 6, 2012
• Study Start: December 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2011
• Study Completion: August 1, 2011
• Last Updated: September 6, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-09

Locations

BR (1)