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A clinical study to compare the effect of hard versus soft occlusal splint for symptomatic management of temporomandibular joint disorders.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOFT AND HARD SPLINTS IN THE SYMPTOMATIC MANAGEMENT OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/10/075423
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-10-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-11-11

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M248- Other specific joint derangements,not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Hard Occlusal Splint: For management of temporomandibular disorders, symptomatic relief indicated by pain, mouth opening, muscle tenderness and clicking using hard occlusal splint for

Sponsors

Dr Bharti Vyas
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of Myofascial pain ( Tenderness of masticatory muscles, deviated or restricted mandibular movement and myofascial pain duration of atleast 3 months) and Internal derangement of Temporomandibular joint with Reciprocal clicking ( Anterior disc displacement with reduction, negative locked jaw, history of TMJ noise)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Previous history of treatment for TMD. 2.Patient diagnosed with osteoarthrtis or osteoarthrosis of TMJ. 3.Patients with previous history of treatment for TMDs. 4.Patient diagnosed with disc displacement without reduction. 5.Patient diagnosed with any other causes of Trismus.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Maximum mouth opening TMJ clicking Muscle tenderness Timepoint: 4 months

Primary

MeasureTime frame
a) Pain b) Maximum mouth opening c) TMJ clicking d) Muscle tenderness Timepoint: 4 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bharti Vyas

Government College of Dentistry, Indore

researchorthodontics@gmail.com9425045455

Outcome results

None listed

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