Actively Recruiting
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Positioning Accuracy and Efficiency Using a Dental Compass.
Led by Dr. Dean Reeves Clinic · Updated on 2025-02-06
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
120 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
D
Dr. Dean Reeves Clinic
Lead Sponsor
L
Lourens A. Du Preez
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is being performed to determine if the use of the Dental Compass Articular and its software will produce therapeutic splints for TMD accurately and successfully, compare favorably with a cohort treated without the Dental Compass (for number of visits, splint modifications, and required CBCTs).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Positioning Accuracy and Efficiency Using a Dental Compass.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Have temporomandibular joint dysfunction and pain
- Cone beam CT shows a non-Gelb 4/7 position or less than 1.8 mm bone-to-bone interval between the mandibular condyle and fossa anteriorly or posteriorly
You will not qualify if you...
- Planning to move within 9 months
- Unwilling to provide two phone numbers and two email contacts
- Not willing to attend 4-6 month follow-up if symptoms improve
- Living more than a 90-minute drive from the clinic
- Unreliable transportation
- Currently involved in any other TMD study
- Have a life-threatening illness or major surgery planned
- Experiencing major life stress that might interfere with study completion
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Skalff Dental Studio and Technologies 103 C West Broadway Street #3736
Gainesville, Texas, United States, 76240
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Kenneth D Reeves, MD
CONTACT
L
Lourens A duPreez, MDT, HDDT
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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