Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)/Bruxism K07.6
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The treatment group is wearing an occlusal splint for at least three month. Through selection at random this group is treated complementary with the RelaxBogen against bruxism and symptoms of
Sponsors
Zahnarztpraxis
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: N=34 with bruxism and TMD symptomes measured with a "Bruxchecker Film" and a TMD investigation by the dentist and with scientific questionaire. Each patient needs to have, scince minimum of 3 months, an occlusal splint. An other selection criteria is, that the reason for the TMD and Bruxism is restricted to jaw, neck and shoulder pain. The patients needs to be full aged and need to have no pschological disease. People which suffue from an alcohol- oder drug disease are eccluded too
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: The patient is underaged or not able to give one's consent. Used a RelaxBogen before. Is depressive, a drug abuser or takes medicine that could introduce Bruxism. A trauma in the head area or the cervical spine. Planned dental restoration during the period of the study. The main pain perception analysed in the SLNR-questionaire is not located in the area of the head, shoulders or the neck.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medical exit examination after 10 to 12 weeks of treatment with pain anamnesis, SL-NRS-questionnaire according to Stelzenmueller, dental examination, manual functional analysis, review of the application journal and analysis of the EMG-measurement. Additionally the used RelaxBogen from the intervention group are checked regarding the fitting. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| no secondary outcome is planned | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJochen Lambers
Zahnarztpraxis
Outcome results
None listed