CHAIN1 : Dental Wear and Musculoskeletal Disorders - Association?

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04059432

Enrollment

385

Registered

2019-08-16

Start date

2019-03-01

Completion date

2019-10-30

Last updated

2019-08-21

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorder, Tooth Wear

Keywords

Tooth Wear, Musculoskeletal Disorders

Brief summary

This study aims to explore the relationships between tooth wear (TW) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The null hypothesis is that TW is not associated to MSDs. It also explores the influence of bruxism signs, life habits and stress on TW and MSDs.

Detailed description

This study is based on questionnaires and clinical examination performed by a dentist.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTTooth Wear and Musculoskeletal Disorders evaluation

Evaluation of dental wear by BEWE (Basic Erosive Wear Examination: score 0-3) examination and Musculoskeletal disorders are listed by the NORDIC questionnaire developed by Kuorinka et al. (2001)

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Between 18 and 80 years old * Have the mental abilities to participate in study * Understand the language of the survey (French) * Sign free and informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Consult for a painful dental emergency * Do not have at least 8 teeth per maxilla, with natural dental tissues in contact with the antagonistic teeth * Being in the process of an orthodontic treatment * Wear of a bimaxillary orthognathic nightguard

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Presence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)	through study completion, an average of 1 year	Nordique Questionnaire: validated self-report questionnaire to evaluate musculo skeletal health, particularly MSD on 9 different zones
Tooth wear following BEWE index	through study completion, an average of 1 year	Clinical examination will give a global score on 18 following Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE) index.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Life habits and stress	through study completion, an average of 1 year	10-points likert scale self-report questionnaire

Countries

Belgium

Contacts

Primary ContactAmélie Mainjot, DDS, MSc, PhD

a.mainjot@chuliege.be+32 496 95 30 30

Backup ContactSandrine Bekaert

sandrine.bekaert@chuliege.be

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026