Active clinical trials for "Temporomandibular Joint Disorders"

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether a questionnaire can be used to detect whether patients referred to the Danish Headache Center have a painful temporomandibular disorder (TMD). TMD is a major public health problem that affects up to 15% of the adult population and can cause headaches that can be immediately difficult to differentiate from other headache types such as tension headaches and migraines. By applying the so-called diagnostic criteria for TMD through a standardized study program, TMD diseases such as myalgia of the jaw muscles, arthralgia and discus displacements of the jaw joints and jaw arthritis can be diagnosed. However, this requires dental expertise and is time consuming. At the Danish Headache Center, the current screening question is used for TMD in order to identify who could benefit from further investigation in dentistry. But it is still unknown how accurate these questions are in selecting those patients who have TMD diseases in a patient group with a headache. The investigators would like to investigate this in order to improve the referral procedure of headache patients for relevant dental treatment or physiotherapy. This is believed to be of importance both in a specialized unit such as the Danish Headache Center and in neurological medical practice. Patients will be recruited who are referred to the Danish Headache Center, who have been given TMD screening questions and who have indicated in writing that they wish to be contacted for research projects. In the study, 25 subjects with TMD screening question score of ≥ 3 points will be included, which will be gender and age matched with 25 subjects who have TMD screening question score of <3 points. The patients will be interviewed to classify the patients headache 15 min and then have a jaw examination done and then the DC / TMD examination will be done and lasts approx. 30 min. The examination is performed by a skilled physiotherapist and it does not involve any side effects or risks.

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This case-control study consists of 120 participants aged between 18 and 65 years. Case group included 60 patients with bruxism who presented to physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinic between May 2021 and August 2021. Control group included 60 healthy participant. Patients who had temporomandibular region surgery, congenital teporomandibular joint pathologies, and previous temporomandibular region trauma were also excluded. Assessments including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), education level, and symptom duration were recorded. Patients was evaluated according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders: Assessment Instruments. Patients was evaluated by Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders: TMD Pain Screener, Symptom questionnaire, Clinical Examination Form from Assessment Instruments Axis I. Pain Drawing, Graded Chronic Pain (version 2), Jaw Functional Limitation Scale-8 (JFLS-8), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) , Oral Behaviors Checklist were applied within the scope of Axis II.

The aim of this study is to assess how the use of a breathing tube (Supraglottic Airway Device) can affect the function of the jaw joint (Temporomandibular joint) movement. This type of breathing tube is used for nearly 60% of general anaesthetics. To facilitate insertion of this breathing tube, assisted mouth opening and forward movement of the jaw are required. These movements occur at the jaw joint (temporomandibular joint). In addition, for the duration of the operation the mouth is kept slightly open by a breathing tube. There are a few case reports in the literature suggesting minor effect on the jaw joint. Therefore, we wish to study this further by evaluating the function of the jaw joint, 4 to 24 hours after the operation.

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are defined by pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and related tissues, limitations in the movements of the lower jaw, and TMJ noises.1,2 TMD are classified into four groups as temporomandibular joint disorders, masticatory muscle disorders, headache attributed to TMD and associated structures.3,4 Of these, masticatory muscle disorders are the most common TMD subtype seen in dental clinics.5-7 In general, two major symptoms are seen associated with masticatory muscle disorders: Pain and dysfunction. Pain is the vast majority of complaints about masticatory muscle disorders. The other important complaint is dysfunction, which occurs as a limitation in the opening range of the mandible.8 It is known that individuals with experimental muscle pain are slower than healthy individuals when biting hard food and show lower maximum voluntary clenching capacity.9 Also, it has been reported that the maximum bite force decreased in patients with temporomandibular disorders.10 These consequences directly affect patients' quality of life. Therefore, rehabilitation of limited masticatory functions is one of the important therapeutic goals for TMD patients.11 In TMD patients, masticatory functions can be measured objectively with bite force, bite force endurance, electromyography, and jaw kinematics, etc. Another objective method that can be used to determine masticatory functions is the masticatory efficiency test. In the literature, there are few studies that measure masticatory efficiency in TMD patients.12-16 Only two of these studies investigated the effect of TMD treatment and used the sieve method to measure masticatory efficiency.15,16 Although the sieve method is considered the gold standard, the procedure is complex and time consuming.17,18 To eliminate these disadvantages, masticatory efficiency measurement with two-color chewing gum tests which are simple and do not require special equipment or training can be used. The effect of many different conditions and treatments on masticatory efficiency was evaluated with this method.19 However, to our knowledge, there is no study in the literature evaluating TMD treatment with this method. The aim of this study was to compare the masticatory efficiency with a two-color chewing gum test before and after treatment of the masticatory muscle-related temporomandibular disorder.

The objective of this study is to quantify salivary oxidative stress biomarkers in patients with temporomandibular disorders and to quantify recently isolated endogenous peptide opiorphin in saliva of these patients. As chronic exposure to stress may cause hyperalgesia as a result of the stress response in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, aim is to test this as an underlying mechanism by correlating opiorphin and oxidative stress markers to salivary cortisol levels. The aim is to assess the association of oxidative stress salivary biomarkers with muscle and joint pain and to measure opiorphin, a potential biomarker of different pathological states.

This study evaluated the influence of the sleep bruxism (SB), awake bruxism (AB) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) on the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

Background: The occurrence of many diseases has been associated with oxidative stress and disruption of antioxidant mechanisms. Temporomandibular Joint(TMJ) Disorders are also thought to develop with the onset of the destructive process in the tissues as a result of this balance being disrupted. Purpose: This study was designed to compare salivary and serum oxidative stress and inflammation markers of individuals with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and healthy subjects. Study design, setting, and sample: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted. 27 TMD patients diagnosed with disc displacement (DD) according to RDC/TMD and 17 healthy subjects were enrolled in the study. Prior to any treatment, serum and saliva samples were taken from the patients and centrifuged, and stored at -80°C until analyzed. All samples were examined for IL-6, MDA and 8-OHdG concentrations. Predictor variable: Diagnosis of disc displacement (RDC/TMD) Main outcome variables: Levels of 8-OHdG, IL-6 and MDA Covariates: Age and gender

This is a prospective, and controlled trial. 60 participants with myofascial trigger points and disc displacement with reduction and 60 participants with disc displacement with reduction will be included in the study. These two groups will be compared for clinical findings, pain severity and limitation of the temporomadibular function.

Stress is an important cause factor of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and Police Officers are exposed to stress. Aim of the study was to evaluate clinical and electromyographically the effect of two different occlusal splints on police officers with TMD