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Manual Therapy and Kinesio Taping on Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Following Oral Surgeries

NCT05422703 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-05-21

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Summary

Oral surgeries include various types such as impacted wisdom tooth surgery, oral cyst enucleation (cystectomy), surgical incision and drainage of odontogenic abcess, oral tumor excision and open reduction and internal fixation of mandibular fracture (ORIF). Oral surgeries are usually associated with pain, swelling and inability to open the mouth. Those symptoms reach the maximum intensity between the third to fifth days postoperatively for the swelling and 24 to 48 hours postoperatively for the pain and then, they gradually diminished until the 7th day postoperatively

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Interventions

DEVICE

Kinesio tape

Skin-colored Kinesiology Tape (ARES tape,5 cm×5 m) is waterproof tape is made of 100% cotton,applied in the shape of a fan strip, waterproof. The width is 5 cm and thickness of 0.5 mm (5 cm×5 m ).This tape is sticking with a small stretch (about 15%).

OTHER

Gauze pack

Place gauze pack over surgical site for one hour after surgery.

DEVICE

ice pack

Ice packs will be applied for 6 hours after surgery in all patients

PROCEDURE

Manual therapy

passive and active range of motion, stretching exercises, resistive mouth exercises, mobilization exercises and coordination exercices.

DRUG

Analgesic

NSAIDs like ibuprofen (600-800 mg) or declophenac sodium (50-150 mg) 3 times a day

DRUG

Proteolytic enzymes

1-2 ampoules daily IM box of 3 ampoules of 5 mg crystallized and lyophilized chymotrypsin (450 E. A. Units) + 3 ampoules of 3 ml apyrogenic saline for one week.

DRUG

Mouth wash

use 0.12% chlorhexidine or povidone iodine mouthwash daily

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Soft cold diet

For the day of surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-15
Primary Completion
2022-06-18
Completion
2022-08-18

Countries

  • Egypt

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