Temporomandibular joint disorders
Conditions
Interventions
-24 -24 Woman in night use of intra-oral occlusal splint
it consists in an intra-oral device made after the upper and lower arch mold of each patient in acrylic resin. patients used it during night sleep for four months and it received adjustments every fif
- 24 Woman in acupuncture group, weekly sessions performed individually to each patient by acupuncturist dentists according to the principles of the traditional chinese medicine.
- 24 Woman in control
Device
Other
H02.004
Sponsors
Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará
Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Female gender; age between 18 and 59 years; diagnosis temporomandibular dysfunction; adequate bilateral occlusal contacts between molars and premolars; history of orofacial pain, at least during the last 6 months; absence of previous treatment for pain; pain intensity equal to or greater than 7 on a visual analogue scale from 0 to 10; good receptivity and understanding of spoken Portuguese; ability to provide free and informed consent; and availability for attendance to evaluation returns
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Abuse of alcohol or illicit drugs; use of antidepressant or antipsychotic medications in the three months prior to the survey; hypersensitivity to the drugs proposed in the research; history of rheumatic or vascular disease; neurological disorders or any systemic base disorders; patients with motor or mental disorders; pregnant women, and patients who suffered some type of macro or microtrauma on the face
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After treatments, decrease of pain intensity reported by patients, through Visual Analogic Scale, from 0 to 10 and increase of pain threshold to pressure through digital algometer;The results show decrease of pain intensity reported by patients, through Visual Analogic Scale, from 0 to 10 and increase of pain threshold to pressure through digital algometer | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected improvement of the quality of life by the questioning OHIP-30, measured before and after 4 months;It was expected to improve the quality of sleep by the question of Pittsburgh, measured before and after 4 months;Was expected decrease of depression by the questioning back inventory depression, measured before and after 4 months;There was improvement in the quality of life and depression in the amitriptyline and multimodal groups, when compared to the control group;There was improvement in the quality of sleep in the acupuncture group, when compared to the control group | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactKadidja Maia e Machado
Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará
Outcome results
None listed