Disorders of the temporomandibular articulation
Conditions
Interventions
Control Group (CONT): participants will be submitted to treatment by means of a myoclonus occlusal plaque. Patients will be instructed to use the plaque for 8 hours daily at night.
Single Point Atria
Procedure/surgery
E02.190.044.133
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult volunteers aged 18 years or over; score equal to or greater than 3 in the Triage Questionnaire of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain; with the presence of myofascial pain according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC / TMD).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers with non-painful temporomandibular disorder according to RDC / TMD; patients with associated diseases: fibromyalgia, facial paralysis, rheumatoid arthritis, mental illness or cognitive deficits that would impede the understanding of some of the stages of the research; pregnant women; with external ear injuries or with immunodepression; carriers of clotting disorders, metabolic, vascular or neoplastic diseases; volunteers submitted to other types of associated therapies - interocclusal apparatus, psychotherapy, physiotherapy, orthodontics, alternative therapies; volunteers who use continuous medication (analgesics, anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, antidepressants / anxiolytics, anticonvulsants).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased pain scores verified by means of the visual analogue scale method, in the assessment of painful sites to muscle and joint palpation submitted to non-parametric statistical analysis, p <0.05, in the comparison between groups Improvement of the psycho-emotional aspects, reduction of depression based on the Depression Scale (DEP) of the Symptoms-Checklist-90 (SCL-90) submitted to non-parametric statistical analysis, p <0.05, in the comparison between the groups Reduction of disability related to chronic pain verified by the Graded Chronic Pain Scale (GCPS) scores submitted to non-parametric statistical analysis, p <0.05, in the comparison between groups Decreased somatization scores verified by non-specific physical symptoms, including and excluding pain, based on the somaticisation domain of Symptoms-Checklist-90 (SCL-90) submitted to non-parametric statistical analysis , p <0.05, in the comparison between groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the non-specific physical symptoms scores evaluated for the treatment groups compared to the control group verified by visual analog scale scores submitted to non-parametric statistical analysis, p <0.05, in the comparison between the groups | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarcio Mendonça
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
Outcome results
None listed