Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
In the present study, investigators are going to investigate the potential of inversion recovery (fluid attenuated inversion recovery -FLAIR and short-TI Inversion Recovery -STIR) sequence images to demonstrate joint effusion, compared to T2-weighted images.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTDual echo MRI sequence
new MRI sequences for imaging of joints
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with pain related to temporomandibular joint. * Patients with limited mouth opening.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with pain related to temporomandibular joint for less than one month duration. * Patients with limited mouth opening for less than one month duration. * Patients with history of TMJ surgical intervention. * Patients with history of TMJ arthrocentesis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Identification of temporomandibular joint effusion. | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Binary outcome measure |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delineation of temporomandibular joint disc position. | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Descriptive measure: 10 - 12 - 2 o'clock position |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactNouran N Marzaban
Outcome results
None listed