Electromyography-A tool to evaluate muscle activity in Mouth Breathers.

Evaluation of Muscle Activity Using Electromyography in Mouth Breathers-Pre and Post Appliance Therapy and its Comparison to Nasal Breathers .

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/05/033686

Enrollment

Registered

2021-05-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Habit breaking appliance: Habit breaking appliance like oral screen ,orthodontic pre-trainer appliance for 6 months, to be worn for more than 12 hours. Control Intervention1: nil: nil C

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient in mixed dentition period. Patient with incompetent lips, snoring or sleeping with open mouth. ENT consultation will be taken to rule out any obstructive or anatomical cause of mouth breathing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Uncooperative patient. Patient undergoing orthodontic treatment. Patient with any generalized or systemic diseases. Patient with nasal obstruction in form of deviated nasal septum, enlarged turbinates, adenoids .

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the changes of buccinator, orbicularis oris, mentalis, sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles before and after appliance therapy in mouth breathers,thus determining the effectivenessof the interceptive therapy.Timepoint: 3 months and 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not applicableTimepoint: Not applicable	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPriyanka

ITS DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL ,MURADNAGAR,GHAZIABAD

dr.shivanimathur@its.edu.in8826221676

Outcome results