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Comparing Ultrasound, Laser and TENS for pain management of the jaw in patients after prolonged mouth opening

Comparative Evaluation of efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound, TENS and LLLT in management of TMJ pain in patients following Restorative procedure: A Randomized Clinical Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/06/068846
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-06-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K088- Other specified disorders of teethand supporting structures

Interventions

Intervention1: Therapeutic Ultrasound device: Patients will be given therapy at 1MHz frequency, with a transuder head of 5cm and an effective radiating area of 5cm2 + 20%, placing the p

Sponsors

Aishwarya Jain
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having a TMJ pain of VAS more than 3 on 1 to 10 point scale on mouth opening following the restorative treatment will be included in the study. Patients requiring the placement of rubber dam for restorative treatment will be included in the study. A written informed consent will be taken from all the patients and only those patients ready to sign the consent form will be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with myocardial disorders having pacemakers, recent trauma and epileptic patients will be excluded from the study 2. Patients with pulpal exposure will be excluded for the study. 3. Patients with TMD pain prior to the treatment will be excluded from the study 4. Patients who had taken analgesic medication 12 hrs before the treatment will be excluded from the study 5.Pregnant and lactating women will be excluded. 6.Medically compromised patients and patients with history to any substance abuse will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate and compare efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound, TENS and LLLT in management of TMJ pain in patients following Restorative procedure immediately after therapy, after 6 hours, after 24 hours and after 48 hours. Timepoint: immediately after therapy, after 6 hours, after 24 hours and after 48 hours.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
will tell us about which technique is better for TMJ pain managementTimepoint: immediately after therapy, after 6 hours, after 24 hours and after 48 hours.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNimisha Shah

KM Shah Dental College and Hospital

nshah7873@gmail.com9998994299

Outcome results

None listed

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