The Influence of a Stabilization Splint on the Body Posture

Sponsor

University Medicine Greifswald (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00154128

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The study was designed to investigate a possible influence of an occlusal stabilization splint on the body posture in TMD cases and controls. Interocclusal appliances or occlusal splints are therapeutic devices that are most frequently used in the treatment of TMD. Changes of the mandibular position and occlusal equilibrations are assumed to have an impact on the general body posture.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Temporomandibular Disorders Craniomandibular Disorders Arthromyalgia Chronic Disease Occlusal Appliance	Device: occlusal appliance	Phase 1

Detailed Description

Thirty TMD cases and 10 controls were included in the study. All participants were recruited from the School of Dentistry, University of Greifswald. All subjects gave their written consent to participate in the study. They then completed a TMD history questionnaire and underwent a clinical examination. The examination included palpation of the masticatory muscles and the TMJs, range of mandibular motion measurements, and assessment of joint noises. The TMD cases were required to have a diagnoses of myofascial pain and/or arthralgia. Controls had to be free of pain symptoms in their masticatory muscles and TMJs. Body posture was measured during five minutes of walking using an ultrasound-distance measuring device (sonoSens® Monitor) with small sensors placed on the skin that continually record changes in the distance between them. A static posture evaluation was performed with a contactless, and radiation-free static measurement of the back surface and spine using a 3D measurement system (formetric II). A second measurement was performed after insertion of the occlusal appliance and a third one after 7 days of treatment.

The occlusal appliances were inserted after the first examination and all participants were instructed to use it at night and during examinations.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

The Influence of of a Stabilization Splint on the Body Posture in TMD Cases and Controls

Study Start Date :

Apr 1, 2005

Study Completion Date :

Aug 1, 2005

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

changes in body posture []

Secondary Outcome Measures

score of compliants []
number of tender muscles and TMJs []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

TMD cases: diagnoses of myofascial pain and/or arthralgia

Exclusion Criteria:

TMD cases: chronic systemic diseases, cardiac pacemakers

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Medicine Greifswald

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Georg Meyer, Prof., School of Dentistry, University of Greifswald, Germany
Principal Investigator: Georg Meyer, Prof. Dr., School of Dentistry, University of Greifswald