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Comparison Between Splint and Laser in Patients Without Disc Displacement With Reduction

NCT05548894 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2022-09-27

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Summary

Stabilization splint therapy and Low-level laser therapy may serve as non-invasive intervention for painful temporomandibular disorders, but its efficacy is still debated. This study compared the effect of stabilization splint and low-level laser therapy alone or in combination in patients with painful chronic closed lock of temporomandibular joints disc displacement without Reduction 42 patients diagnosed with chronic closed lock of disc displacement without reduction were allocated equally and randomly into three treatment groups: group I received combined stabilization splint and low- level laser therapy, group II received low - level laser therapy and group III received stabilization splint. They were evaluated at baseline and one week, two weeks, four weeks, three months, and six months after the intervention.

Conditions

  • TMJ Disc Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

stabilization splint

upper acrylic splint rest on the maxillary teeth and had flat surface

DEVICE

laser therapy

The laser apparatus had a hand piece on which either a specially designed optic prism was attached to transfer laser energy to the tip of the prism

DEVICE

stabilization splint and laser therapy

the stabilization splint used in combination of treatment with laser therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Noha Elshahid · lecturer at mansoura university prosthodontic department

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-03
Primary Completion
2022-02-06
Completion
2022-03-06

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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