Influences of Types of Skull Surgery on Temporomandibular Joint Performance

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Craniectomy; Craniotomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01966939

201106049RC

UN101-005 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

There are two purposes on this study:

• to investigate the effect of craniectomy and craniotomy on temporomandibular joint TMJ) movement, function and quality of life (QoL)

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over 20 years old
• post-craniotomy or post-craniectomy
• able to follow order

Exclusion criteria

• severe orofacial injury
• severe teeth loss
• significant changes of occlusion

Trial design

80 participants in 2 patient groups

Surgery

Description:

Craniotomy or Craniectomy

Control

Description:

age, gender and teeth condition matched