Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Home Exercise Program

Karadeniz Technical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Disc Displacement

Treatments: Other: Patient education; Other: Home exercise

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06803407

KTU-FTR-2024/7

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a home exercise program on individuals with temporomandibular joint disc displacement with reduction. Participants will be assessed at baseline and again after a four-week home exercise program.

Full description

Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly divided into 2 groups. The first group, called the study group, will receive a home exercise program and patient education. The second group, called the control group, will receive only patient education. Participants will be assessed at baseline and again after a four-week home exercise program.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 and 65 years,
• who have had complaints related to TMJ for at least 3 months,
• who have been diagnosed with Temporomandibular joint disc displacement with reduction as a result of clinical and radiological evaluation by a dentist

Exclusion criteria

• Those with cognitive problems,
• any systemic joint or muscle disease (e.g. fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis),
• serious systemic diseases,
• any neurological disorder (e.g. trigeminal neuralgia),
• pregnancy, breastfeeding,
• who have previously been treated for TMJ or orofacial muscle pain

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1 study group

Description:

Home exercise group and patient education

Treatment:

Other: Home exercise

Other: Patient education

Group 2 control group

Description:

Only patient education

Treatment:

Other: Patient education