The Clinical Effects of Myofascial Trigger Points in Disc Replacement With Reduction

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Myofascial Trigger Point Pain

Pain

Jaw Diseases

Treatments

Other: no intervention

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05187325

KAEK/2021.11.309

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective, and controlled trial. 60 participants with myofascial trigger points and disc displacement with reduction and 60 participants with disc displacement with reduction will be included in the study. These two groups will be compared for clinical findings, pain severity and limitation of the temporomadibular function.

Full description

This is a prospective, and controlled trial. 60 participants with myofascial trigger points and disc displacement with reduction and 60 participants with disc displacement with reduction will be included in the study. The participants' ages will be between 18-65 years of both genders.

These two groups will be compared for clinical findings with DC/TMD Axis I- Symptom Questionnaire, pain levels in the last 1 month with DC/TMD Axis II-Graded Chronic Pain Scale, and limitation of the temporomadibular function with DC/TMD Axis II-Jaw Functional Limitation Scale-8.

Enrollment

120 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

18-65 years old of both genders.
Presence of disc displacement with reduction with/without myofascial trigger points in master muscles.
Being accepted of the participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Lack of cognitive ability to understand test instructions, illiteracy, aphasia, presence of a known psychiatric illness
Refusal to participate in the study
Patients under the age of 18 and over the age of 65
Having other temporomandibular joint disorders other than the diagnosis of RDD and/or myofascial trigger points