Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
Conditions
Keywords
Temporomandibular disorder, Ultrasound, Virtual Reality, surgery
Brief summary
The Purpose of the study is to compare between the therapeutic efficacy of ultrasound and VR in decreasing pain and improving ROM for Patients with temporomandibular joint disorder after tooth extraction surgery.
Detailed description
The study will be carried out on patients suffering from temporomandibular joint disorder following tooth extraction surgery. Their ages will range from (40-60) years. They will be randomly divided into two equal groups: 1. Group A: This group will include 25 patients suffering from TMJ dysfunction (pain and reduced mouth opening) after tooth extraction. They will receive pulsed ultrasound and traditional manual therapy. The first session of treatment will be 24hr after extraction for three times for one week. 2. Group B: This group will include 25 patients suffering from TMJ dysfunction (pain and reduced mouth opening) after tooth extraction. They will receive virtual reality and traditional manual therapy. The first session of treatment will be 24hr after extraction for three times for one week.
Interventions
DEVICEultrasound
pulsed ultrasound
DEVICEvirtual reality
Fully Immersive VR
Sponsors
Amany Refaat Mohamed Abdel Wahid
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The subject selection will be according to the following criteria: * Patients after tooth extraction. * Patients from both genders. * Patients suffering from pain and reduced mouth opening. * Age ranges between 40-60 years. * All patients will have informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* . Surgery that conducted on the temporomandibular joint (meniscectomy, arthroscopy, etc.). * Patients with systemic disease as diabetes mellitus. * Patients with neurological conditions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain free maximum mouth opening (MMO) | before and after the treatment (after 1 week) | Millimeter ruler for measuring pain free maximum mouth opening (MMO) |
| pain measurement | before and after the treatment ( 1 week) | Visual Analogue Scale for pain measurement (VAS). |
Contacts
CONTACTAmany R M Abdel Wahid, Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed