Comparison of success-rate between (two treatment methods) mitek mini anchor suture technique (ie, bone anchorage technique) and conventional technique (ie, soft tissue anchorage technique) to place the disc of jaw joint in the correct position as normally in people without jaw joint pain.

A randomised controlled trial to compare efficacy of Mitek mini-anchor suture technique with conventional technique for TMJ disc plication proceduresâ?? in a Wilkes Class III, IV TMD patients refractory to conservative treatment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/02/017583

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-02-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M958- Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system

Interventions

Intervention1: Group- B (soft tissue anchorage)- conventional method: discopexy will be done with prolene suture Control Intervention1: Group A (Mitek mini anchor Group). - BONY ANCHORAGE: A 2 Ã? 10 m

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA I patients 2. Wilkes class III, IV - Anterior disc displacement without reduction confirmed with MRI 3. Patients in whom conservative therapy has failed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with symptoms relieved by non-invasive conservative approaches. 2. Age 70 years 3. Intraoperative finding of disc perforation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. To compare the MIO of the patients before and after surgery in the two groups 2. To compare the post operative pain in terms of VAS (visual analogue scale) score of the two study groupsTimepoint: 6 months postoperatively	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To evaluate the disc position on MRI at 6 months post-operatively in both the groups and compare them. 2. To compare with the international data.Timepoint: 6 months after surgery.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ongkila Bhutia

AIIMS New Delhi

dr_ongkila@rediffmail.com9313349564

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026