The Influence of a Stabilization Splint on the Body Posture

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-04-30

Study Completion Date

2005-08-31

Brief Summary

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The study was designed to investigate a possible influence of an occlusal stabilization splint on the body posture in TMD cases and controls. Interocclusal appliances or occlusal splints are therapeutic devices that are most frequently used in the treatment of TMD. Changes of the mandibular position and occlusal equilibrations are assumed to have an impact on the general body posture.

Detailed Description

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Thirty TMD cases and 10 controls were included in the study. All participants were recruited from the School of Dentistry, University of Greifswald. All subjects gave their written consent to participate in the study. They then completed a TMD history questionnaire and underwent a clinical examination. The examination included palpation of the masticatory muscles and the TMJs, range of mandibular motion measurements, and assessment of joint noises. The TMD cases were required to have a diagnoses of myofascial pain and/or arthralgia. Controls had to be free of pain symptoms in their masticatory muscles and TMJs. Body posture was measured during five minutes of walking using an ultrasound-distance measuring device (sonoSens® Monitor) with small sensors placed on the skin that continually record changes in the distance between them. A static posture evaluation was performed with a contactless, and radiation-free static measurement of the back surface and spine using a 3D measurement system (formetric II). A second measurement was performed after insertion of the occlusal appliance and a third one after 7 days of treatment.

The occlusal appliances were inserted after the first examination and all participants were instructed to use it at night and during examinations.

Conditions

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Temporomandibular Disorders Craniomandibular Disorders Arthromyalgia Chronic Disease Occlusal Appliance

Keywords

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temporomandibular disorder craniomandibular disorder occlusal appliance clinical trial

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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occlusal appliance

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* TMD cases: diagnoses of myofascial pain and/or arthralgia

Exclusion Criteria

* TMD cases: chronic systemic diseases, cardiac pacemakers

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Principal Investigators

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Georg Meyer, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

School of Dentistry, University of Greifswald, Germany

Georg Meyer, Prof. Dr.