Actively Recruiting
Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders in Children and Adolsecents
Led by Karolinska Institutet · Updated on 2025-03-05
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
226 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Karolinska Institutet
Lead Sponsor
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Folktandvården Stockholms län AB
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Children and adolescents are treated with routine treatment approaches for adults and one of the most commonly used treatments are occlusal appliances. The use of occlusal appliances in managing orofacial pain conditions is supported by evidence, but only for adults. However, the efficacy of the treatment approaches and any possible side-effects/impairment of mandibular growth are absent. Therefore, the aim of this project is to investigate the effectiveness and possible side-effects of different treatment modalities, such as an occlusal appliance, jaw exercises, NSAID for the conditions myalgia orarthralgia in the orofacial region in children with primary or mixed dentition.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders in Children and Adolsecents
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 7 and 14 years
- Diagnosis of myalgia or arthralgia according to DC/TMD
- Self-assessed average TMD pain intensity of 30 mm or higher on a 100-mm visual analogue scale during one week before examination
- May have co-diagnoses of disc displacement with or without reduction or degenerative joint disease
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosed systemic muscular or joint diseases such as fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or psoriatic arthritis
- Whiplash associated disorder (WAD)
- Neuropathic pain or neurological disorders, including myasthenia gravis or orofacial dystonia
- History of psychiatric disorders
- Pain originating from dental causes
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Dental Medicine
Huddinge, Sweden, 141 04
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Nikolaos Christidis, PhD
CONTACT
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Sofia Louca Jounger, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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