Consequences of Temporomandibular Disorder on Balance Control (DAM)

Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Therapy

Temporomandibular Disorder

Pathophysiology

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Posturography

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03283839

2016-A01317-44

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effects of the temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and its therapeutic care on postural control in somato-sensory and visual sensitization compared to control subjects matched on age, sex and lifestyle.

Parameters will be estimated by measures realized before the therapeutic care of the TMD (T0), then 2, 3 and 5 months after the starting care, both in TMD patients and control subjects. To evaluate also the effects of the TMD and its therapeutic care on balance control in various contexts of multi-sensory stimulation, orientation function, pain and tinnitus.

Full description

Primary objective: to evaluate the effects of the temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and its therapeutic care on postural control in somato-sensory and visual sensitization compared to control subjects matched on age, sex and lifestyle.

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patient group: TMD patients, care: occlusal splint therapy, behavioral advices
Control group: matched with TMD patients (age, sex, lifestyle).

Exclusion criteria

Patient group: treatment generating secondary effects in postural control (psychotrop, antidepressor, antihypertensive drugs); osteoarticular pathologies and recent trauma (< 4 months); vertigo and dysequilibrium (< 6 months), whiplash
Control group: id. and TMD.