Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Musculoskeletal Manipulations
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women; have TMD diagnosis as the RDC / TMD instrument; Temporomandibular index greater than 0.5 ; belong to age group 18-40 years; patients able to understand commands ; are willing to participate in the study by signing the free and informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Fracture or previous surgery in orofacial or cervical region; a neurological disorder or neoplastic disease in the craniocervical region; irritable nerve compression evidence assessed by neural tests for the median, radial and ulnar ; They are making use of medications during the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| They were selected according to the sample calculation , thirty patients. A reduction of mixed dysfunction of 92.3 % to 15.4 % in the treatment group . In addition, TMD diagnosis , present in all patients in the evaluation , was deleted in 69.2 % of patients in the treatment group , the revaluation . There was an increase in the pain threshold in the anterior temporal muscle, masseter average . It also identified increased electrical activity of sternocleidomastoid during maximum intercuspation . | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| These findings show that the joint mobilization was effective in suppressing the DTM and tenderness of the anterior temporal muscles. The technique does not interfere with the muscle activity that little was altered in the study participants, although these present serious DTM . | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMuriel e Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Outcome results
None listed