ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS AND SLEEP DISORDERS (Gnathology TMD)

San Donato Group (GSD)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD); Sleep

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire and Physical Exam

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06975709

CET 49-2025 (Registry Identifier)

IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital

Details and patient eligibility

About

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS AND SLEEP DISORDERS

Full description

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are complex conditions, which can have a significant impact on patients' health and quality of life. Furthermore, they are unclearly associated with sleep disorders. The aim of the study is to investigate the prevalence of TMD in patients with sleep disorders.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age >18 years
• Famale and Male
• Signature of the privacy information form
• Signature of the informed consent form of the protocol
• Subjects capable of understanding and wanting
• Subjects suffering from a sleep disorder (Insomnia,Hypersomnia,Restless legs syndrome,REM sleep behavior disorder,Narcolepsy,Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS),Primary snoring, REM parasomnias,Nocturnal epilepsy)

Exclusion criteria

• Physical trauma to the head and neck area
• Painful oral pathologies (e.g. pulpitis, tooth fractures, tooth abscesses, tooth decay, canker sores and mucosal wounds)
• Recent dental treatments that may cause pain (e.g. tooth extraction, tooth root canal)
• Use of oral contraceptives
• Subjects not capable of understanding and wanting
• Patients suffering from neurological pathologies that may interfere with the completion of the questionnaires (ES dementia) or psychiatric pathologies or drug use as per DSM-5 criteria (including schizophrenia, bipolar, major depression, substance abuse, personality disorders).

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

patients with TMD

Description:

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD), a common cause of chronic orofacial pain, is a group of painful and/or dysfunctional conditions of the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and associated structures.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire and Physical Exam