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The Use of Earplugs on Temporomandibular Joint

NCT05362877 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2024-04-02

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Summary

The term temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) refers to a group of disorders affecting the temporomandibular joint and/or muscles of mastication. Typical symptoms are; joint noises, pain, and limited mouth opening. Many therapeutic modalities have been advocated for the treatment of TMD as intraoral splints, laser, ultrasound, physical therapy, surgery, and medications with inconsistent reported results due to the multifactorial etiology of this disorder. Although intraoral splints are the most widely used therapy, it has some drawbacks as being inconvenient for the patient due to their relatively large size interferes with eating and affects speech, therefore their use is mostly limited to sleeping time, which decreases its effectiveness.

Recently some commercial earplugs that claim to treat TMD have been introduced, however, there is no validated data regarding these appliances. Thus, this study aimss to evaluate the possible effect of earplugs on myogenous TMD.

Conditions

  • Ear Protective Devices
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
  • Physical Therapy Modalities

Interventions

DEVICE

Earplug

Using earplugs to reduce the symptoms of temporomandibular disorder

DEVICE

occlusal splint

Using occlusal splints to reduce the symptoms of temporomandibular disorder

OTHER

exercise

Applying exercise to reduce the symptoms of temporomandibular disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-08-03
Completion
2023-12-03

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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