To assess the health of jaw joint and muscles attached to it, in patients with cut on one side of lip and roof of the mouth, undergoing treatment with braces.

Assessment of the Temporomandibular Joint Health, Occlusal Load Distribution and Masticatory Function in patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate following Orthodontic Treatment : A Prospective Study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/065547

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Q371- Cleft hard palate with unilateralcleft lip

Interventions

Intervention1: Fixed Orthodontic Treatment: Fixed Orthodontic Treatment for 1 to 1.5 years Control Intervention1: Pre and Post Orthodontic Treatment: Pre orthodontic treatment and post orthodontic tre

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Repaired unilateral cleft lip and palate patients with GOSLON Yardstick group 1, 2 and 3. Age group between 14-30 years Systemically healthy patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Syndromic unilateral cleft lip and patients. Patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate. Patients requiring orthognathic surgery. Patients with signs or symptoms of myofascial disorders causing discomfort or pain of the masticatory musculature

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Temporomandibular Joint sounds, Amplitude peak (pascals) and Frequency peak (Hertz), Bite force(occlusal load), Electrical activity of masseter and anterior temporalis muscle at rest and maximum voluntary clenching(µV/µV%)Timepoint: T0 before fixed orthodontic treatment - At baseline T1 after fixed orthodontic treatment - After 18 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder & masticatory efficiency(Molar extinction coefficient(e) per gram of carrot)Timepoint: T0 before fixed orthodontic treatment - At baseline T1 after fixed orthodontic treatment - After 18 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Puneet Batra

Manav Rachna Dental College

drpuneetbatra@gmail.com9810335961

Outcome results

None listed

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