Management of Myofascial Pain in Children With Sleep Bruxism

Adiyaman University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Bruxism

Treatments

Other: Occlusal Splinting

Other: Kinesio taping

Other: Exercises

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06232993

Decision number:2022-4-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compared the effectiveness of Kinesio tape and occlusal splint application in improving sleep quality and reducing myofascial pain in children with sleep bruxism.

Full description

Forty-seven pediatric patients with sleep bruxism symptoms were randomly assigned into 3 groups for treatment: Kinesio tape group (KT), Occlusal splint group (OS), and Exercise group (EG). The following assessments were made in all 3 groups, before the treatment and at the end of the 1st and 5th week: Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale (WBFPS), measurement of maximum mouth opening, assessment of pressure pain threshold of the bilateral masseter and temporal muscles, and evaluation of temporal and masseter muscle thickness by ultrasonography.

Enrollment

57 patients

Sex

All

Ages

6 to 11 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Children aged 6-11 years [1] presented to the clinic and had at least one symptom of sleep bruxism,
Children and parents who agreed to participate in the study,
Children who have not been treated for sleep bruxism before,
Children who can cooperate,
Children without maxillofacial trauma.

Exclusion criteria

• Children with psychiatric/neurological/systemic disorders,
- Children with a history of allergies or asthma,
- Children using orthodontic appliances,
- Children taking any medication,
- Children with dental abscess or fistula mouth,
- Children using a fixed or removable placeholder appliance.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

57 participants in 3 patient groups

occlusal splint

Experimental group

Description:

A 0.5 mm thick hard thermoplastic acrylic plate was adapted to the model in the laboratory and prepared to cover the occlusal, buccal, and lingual surfaces of the teeth

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio taping

kinesio taping

Experimental group

Description:

The tape was cut into 2 pieces of an 'I' shape, approximately 5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, according to the instructions in the manual.

Treatment:

Other: Occlusal Splinting

exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the EG group performed the exercises twice a day, with 10 repetitions and 3 sets for 5 weeks.