F45.8
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Insertion of a splint for awake bruxism
Arm 1: Wearing the splint at night
Group 2: Arm 2: Wearing the splint at night and 6 hours during the day
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Bonn- ZZMK- Zahnärztliche Prothetik
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: probable awake bruxism
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: lack of patient consent, secondary bruxism, suspected diagnosis of arthropathy, chronic pain GCPS >2, contraindication MRI, patients with dementia or other cognitive impairments who are unable to consent to the study, patients who do not consent to participate in the study for other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of awake bruxism - Subjective before therapy, after 4 weeks and 3 months: - Questionnaire (VAS) for the assessment of awake bruxism - Objective before therapy, after 3 months: - Arrow angle registration - Abrasion facets on the splint (scan of the splint surface) - Clinical functional status and manual structural analysis - MRI if indicated and assessment before therapy, after 3 months: - Position of the condyle in the joint fossa - Change in the volume of the m. pterygoideus lat. - Position of the articular disc in the joint fossa | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaires before and after 3 months: - Chron. Pain (GCPS, grade chronic pain scale) - BSI 18 (Brief Symptom Inventory) - SCI (Stress and Coping Inventory) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSabine Linsen
Universitätsklinikum Bonn- ZZMK- Zahnärztliche Prothetik
Outcome results
None listed