Status:
COMPLETED
Comparing Two-Needle vs. Surgery-Guided Arthrocentesis for TMJ Disorders
Lead Sponsor:
Marmara University
Conditions:
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two methods of arthrocentesis in treating temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is surgery-guided arthrocent...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients diagnosed with Wilkes stage II, III, or IV Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) internal derangement.
- Presence of pain, sound, or both in the TMJ.
- Limitation or locking in mouth opening, or both.
- Patients who have not responded to symptoms after a minimum of three months of splint therapy.
Exclusion
- Presence of infection in the puncture area.
- Presence of osteomyelitis in the neighboring region.
- Patients with uncontrolled coagulopathies.
- Patients experiencing limitation in maximum mouth opening without disk disorder.
- Patients with severe degenerative joint disease (e.g., deformed condylar contour, osteophyte findings in MRI).
- History of TMJ surgery.
- History of muscle-originated mandibular hypomobility.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 10 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 10 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06055855
Start Date
September 10 2023
End Date
February 10 2024
Last Update
July 12 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Marmara University School of Dentistry
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34854