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

NCT ID: NCT01679821

Last Updated: 2012-09-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

210 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-12-31

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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The Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) has a high prevalence among the population. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of TMD. Methodology: 210 randomly selected individuals were evaluated, being divided into three groups with seventy individuals each: Group 1 - dental students with natural dentition. Group 2 - patients with removable partial dentures. And Group 3 - patients with double complete dentures. The questionnaire of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain for triage was employed, then, clinical evaluation was carried out.

Conditions

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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Keywords

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Temporomandibular disorders. Dental prosthesis. Dental students

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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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.

A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Intervention Type 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.

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.

A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Intervention Type 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.

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.

A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Intervention Type 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.

Interventions

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A questionnaire and a clinical examination

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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

19 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maristela Maria Galina Pezzini

Associate Professor, Department of Occlusion, State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, Cascavel, PR, Brazil

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Maristela Pezzini, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Thaisa Bordin, Student

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Locations

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Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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538/2010-CEP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id