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The Effects of Kinesio Taping and Exercise Interventions in Individuals With Bruxism

NCT06611358 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-03-11

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Summary

Bruxism is the unconscious act of grinding or clenching the teeth. It leads to hyperactivity of the masticatory muscles due to non-functional mandibular movements, which can result in pain symptoms and is, therefore, a significant factor contributing to changes in the temporomandibular joint. While the beneficial effects of exercise and kinesio taping on temporomandibular dysfunction and bruxism have been validated by various studies in the literature, research investigating their impact on cervical awareness remains quite limited. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of kinesio taping in addition to exercise on pain, mandibular range of motion, sleep quality, depression levels, and cervical awareness in individuals with bruxism.

Conditions

  • Kinesiology Taping
  • Bruxism
  • Exercise

Interventions

OTHER

Kinesiology Taping and Exercise

Individuals meeting the inclusion criteria will receive kinesio taping applied to the temporomandibular joint by a physiotherapist every three days for two weeks. The kinesio tape will be applied along the origin-insertion line with zero tension. In addition to the kinesio taping, participants will follow a exercise program prescribed three days a week. This program will include isometric neck exercises (cervical flexion, extension, right and left lateral flexion, right and left rotation, and chin tuck exercises) and temporomandibular joint range of motion exercises (protrusion, retrusion, right and left lateral movement, and mouth opening-closing exercises). Each movement will be performed as 3 sets of 15 repetitions as part of the treatment protocol

OTHER

Convansionel Exercise

This program will include isometric neck exercises (cervical flexion, extension, right and left lateral flexion, right and left rotation, and chin tuck exercises) and temporomandibular joint range of motion exercises (protrusion, retrusion, right and left lateral movement, and mouth opening-closing exercises). Each movement will be performed as 3 sets of 15 repetitions as part of the treatment protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-26
Primary Completion
2024-11-29
Completion
2024-11-29

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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