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Effect of Manual Therapy on Jaw Movement and Function in Patients With Bruxism

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Cairo University (CU)

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Bruxism
TMJ Pain

Treatments

Other: control group
Other: Deep friction massage
Other: Pressure release

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03753529
P.T.REC/012/001936

Details and patient eligibility

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Hypothesis

  1. There will be no significant statistical effect of Trigger Point Pressure release and Deep striking massage on pain level in patients with bruxism.
  2. There will be no significant statistical effect of Trigger Point Pressure release and Deep striking massage on Range of Motion in patients with bruxism.
  3. There will be no significant statistical effect of Trigger Point Pressure release and Deep striking massage on Sleep Quality Index in patients with bruxism.
  4. There will be no significant statistical effect of Trigger Point Pressure release and Deep striking massage on proprioception awareness in patients with bruxism.
  5. There will be no significant statistical effect of Trigger Point Pressure release and Deep striking massage on Stress in patients with bruxism.
  6. There will be no significant statistical effect of Trigger Point Pressure release and Deep striking massage on Anxiety in patients with bruxism.
  7. There will be no significant statistical effect of Trigger Point Pressure release and Deep striking massage on Temporomandibular (TMJ) function in patients with bruxism.
  8. There will be no significant statistical effect of Trigger Point Pressure release and Deep striking massage on Oral Health Impact Profile in patients with bruxism.

Enrollment

120 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. The volunteers diagnosed with bruxism based on the criteria of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
  2. Positive self-report of awake bruxism.
  3. Self-report of muscle fatigue or tenderness on awakening.
  4. Sleeping partner reports of grinding sounds during the night in the last 6 months, or awake clenching.

Exclusion criteria

  1. Severe psychological disorder and/or the use of antipsychotic psychotropic drugs(with the exception of anxiety and depression).
  2. Using medications that influence sleep or motor behavior.
  3. Direct trauma or past surgery in the orofacial region.
  4. On physical, speech, dental, or psychological therapy at the time of study entry.
  5. Currently undergoing physical therapy for TMD.
  6. Neurological or central nervous system and/or peripheral nervous system disorders or history of neuromuscular disease.
  7. The presence of prosthesis or extensive prosthetic restorations and the presence of gross malocclusion.
  8. More than two missing teeth, except third molars;
  9. Systemic and/or degenerative diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

120 participants in 3 patient groups

deep friction massage group
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Deep friction massage
pressure release group
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Pressure release
control group
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: control group

Trial contacts and locations

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