Temporamandibular Joint Functions and Parafunctional Habits

Karadeniz Technical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Temporomandibular Disorder; Headache

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05580276

KTU-FTR-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

Headache is the most common type of pain in children and adolescents with effects on health-related quality of life (HrQoL), school attendance, and social functioning. The International Headache Society recognizes that secondary headaches can be attributed to temporamandibular joint (TMJ) problems. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate temporamandibular joint functions and parafunctional habits in adolescents with headache. The second aim is to examine the relationship between temporamandibular joint functions and parafunctional habits and headache.

Full description

24 individuals under the age of 18 diagnosed with headache and 24 healthy controls will be included in the study. Age, height, weight characteristics and parafunctional habits of individuals will be recorded. The severity of headache and its effect on daily life, temporamandibular joint pain severity will be evaluated. Temporamandibular joint dysfunction severity will be determined and mouth openings will be measured.

Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study group. Healthy volunteers without headache complaints will also be included in the study as a control group.In this study, which is planned to include those who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study, written informed consent form will be obtained from all individuals and from their parents for those under the age of 18. The study will be carried out in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study will be done through a questionnaire form and with anthropetric measurements. No invasive procedure will be applied. A p value of ≤0.05 will be considered significant in all statistics.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being diagnosed with headache according to the ICDH-II (International Classification of Headache Disorders 2nd edition) criteria published by IHS (International Headache Society) in 2004
• Having a headache complaint in the last 3 months
• Having a HIT-6 score of 50 or higher

Exclusion criteria

• Being on any analgesic, anti-sedative, myorelaxant medication
• Those with mental and psychiatric problems

Trial design

48 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Description:

Adolescent with headache, 10-18 ages

Control group

Description:

Adolescent without headache