Health Condition 1: K088- Other specified disorders of teethand supporting structures
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS): Patients with Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) pain requiring Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS). Patients will be
Pulse width 100 and Mode will be continuous.
Control Intervention1: Diclofenac sodium: Patients with Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) pain requiring systemic pharmacotherapy. Diclofenac sodium 5
Sponsors
Saveetha Dental College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pain associated with Temporomandibular joint 2. Patients clinically and/or radiographically diagnosed as Temporomandibular joint disorder 3. Patients with or without TMJ associated muscle(s) pain 4. Ability to understand the Chronic Pain Grading Scale (CPGS) criteria 5. Ability to respond to Chronic Pain Grading Scale (CPGS) questions 5. Patients of all age group and gender included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with cardiac pacemakers, epilepsy, dermatological diseases in face and pregnancy 2. Patients with chief complaint other than TMD pain 3. Patients with RTA, fracture and pain arising from it 4. Patients with pathology like cysts, tumour involving TMJ 5. Inability to understand and respond to the Chronic Pain Grading Scale (CPGS) criteria 6. TMD patients requiring surgical management
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in pain intensityTimepoint: Four weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in mouth openingTimepoint: Four weeks;Reduction or absence of clicking noiseTimepoint: Four weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Indra G
Saveetha Dental College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed