Digital and traditional dental bite plates for jaw pain: A comparison study

Digital versus Conventional Stabilization Splints in Pain Related Temporomandibular Disorders: A Pilot Crossover Evaluation of Functional and Patient Centered Outcomes - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/12/099922

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K089- Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Digital Splints: Digital splints will be fabricated using intraoral scanning (Medit i700), virtual articulation (Exocad DentalCAD), and 3D printing (Formlabs Form 3B+, Dental LT Clear V

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with pain-related TMD as per DC/TMD Axis I criteria Complete permanent dentition (excluding third molars) Stable occlusion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: TMJ trauma or surgery Systemic arthropathies Ongoing orthodontic/prosthodontic therapy Parafunctional habits Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Muscle activity: Surface electromyography (sEMG) of masseter and temporalis muscles (Noraxon Ultium DTS) Occlusal analysis: T-Scan parameters (occlusion time, force distribution, symmetry index) OHRQoL: Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) and 5-point Likert scale for patient satisfactionTimepoint: Baseline 2 weeks 3 weeks 5 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint:	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prajakta Volvaikar

Goa Dental College and Hospital

aradhana.nagarsekar@gmail.com9673991500

Outcome results

None listed

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