Frequency of Occurrence of the Pain Form of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

NCT03736408 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1072.6120.57.2018
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 334
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) includes disorders of the masticatory muscles in the stomatognathic system, temporomandibular joints and the surrounding structures. They are often associated with abnormal conditions of occlusion. The term "functional disorders" does not include all diseases of the muscular and joint system, like inflammatory, degenerative changes and cancer lesions of the muscles (multiple sclerosis, tetany, dermatomyositis). They are often the result of excessive and prolonged muscle hyperactivities and excessive work that cause non-physiological loads occurring in temporomandibular joints

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorders

Keywords

temporomandibular joint dysfunction; pain form; treatment; epidemiologcal assessment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Comparison of pain and painless type of the temporomandibular joint disorders.

  The aim of the study was to carry out a retrospective assessment of the frequency of the pain form of functional disorders based on the analysis of medical records (results of a physical examination and a specialized functional test) of patients treated at the Consulting Room of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction.

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

1. Group without Pain - TMJ disorders symptoms

1\. The symptoms concerning joints were: the type of sound symptoms (clicking or popping), their frequency and the phase of the movement of lowering and lifting the jaw during which they occurred, occurrence of the tension type headache or back pain. Hypertension of the mastication muscles is frequently connected with a parafunction activity like grinding or clenching the teeth, which cause abnormal pressure on the joints

2. Group with Pain and symptoms TMJ disorder

The pain form of the disease is manifested by spontaneous pain in the preaural region, accompanied by pain or tenderness of the mastication muscle. Pain that appears during palpation examination of temporomandibular joints is frequently not related to inflammation of the soft tissue around the temporomandibular joints, as it is claimed by several authors of the paper. The cause of this problem is a long-term overload of soft tissue causally associated with excessive muscle tension, that sometimes even persists for years

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study enrolled a group of 334 patients of both sexes, who reported to the prosthodontic treatment in Consulting Room of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction at Dental Institute at Jagiellonian University in Cracow, between January 2015 to June 2018, due to the pain and painless form of the temporomandibular joints dysfunctions.

You may qualify if:

• pain and painless form of temporomandibular joints dysfunction,
• required age range (\>18 years)
• good general state of health

You may not qualify if:

• the will of the patient,
• emergence of general diseases,
• trauma,
• local inflammation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jagiellonian University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jagiellonian University Department of Prosthetic Dentistry

Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-155, Poland

Location

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

• Małgorzata Pihut, Prof.

  Jagiellonian University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 7, 2018
• First Posted: November 9, 2018
• Study Start: May 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2018
• Study Completion: October 30, 2018
• Last Updated: November 13, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11

Locations

PL (1)