sleep bruxism
Conditions
Interventions
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical study. Thirty undergraduate students (n = 15/Intervention Group and n = 15/Control Group) from the city of Araçatuba with suspected
Sponsors
Faculdade de Odontologia do campos de Araçatuba - UNESP
Faculdade de Odontologia do campos de Araçatuba - UNESP
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The volunteers who participated in the research were of both sexes, over 18 years of age, suspected of having bruxism, regularly enrolled for at least 6 months in undergraduate courses of various kinds, from public and private institutions in the city of Araçatuba-SP, over 18 years of age, suspected of having bruxism, and who voluntarily agreed to participate in the research and were willing to receive acupuncture treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included students with psychiatric disorders and unstable, uncontrolled chronic diseases, those with a phobia of needles, those who had received acupuncture in the three months prior to the study, pregnant and breastfeeding students, students with valvular heart defects, bleeding disorders, those taking anticoagulants, those with any implanted electrical device (pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, brain or spinal cord neurostimulator), those with infection or abscess located at any of the selected acupuncture points, those using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol and opioid analgesics in the previous 5 days, steroidal drugs in the previous 30 days, and individuals suffering from acute oral pain such as pulpitis and dental fractures, and those who refused to participate in the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An improvement in secondary sleep bruxism is expected, assessed through electromyographic activity of the masticatory muscles | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hypervigilance regarding pain is expected to decrease, as assessed through a questionnaire;It is expected that pain catastrophizing will be less, as assessed through a validated questionnaire.;The cervical disability index is expected to improve, as assessed through a questionnaire;It is expected that orofacial pain and pressure will decrease, as assessed using validated instruments;Daytime sleepiness is expected to decrease, as assessed through a validated questionnaire;Sleep quality is expected to improve, as measured by a validated questionnaire;It is expected that health-related quality of life will improve, as measured by a validated questionnaire;A reduction in anxiety, stress, and depression levels, as measured by a validated instrument, is expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniela dos Santos
Faculdade de Odontologia do campos de Araçatuba - UNESP
Outcome results
None listed