Effects Exercises in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders on Pain, Joint and Tongue Functions
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorTayfun ISIK
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if orofacial exercises works to treat temporomandibular disorders in adults. It will also learn about the safety of orofacial exercises on temporomandibular disorders. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does orofacial exercises improve function of temporomandibular disorders ? Does orofacial exercises decrease pain in temporomandibular disorders?
Researchers will compare orofacial exercises and manual therapy to manual therapy.
Participants will:
Take manual therapy and orofacial exercises or manual therapy two days in every week for 6 weeks Assessment once every 2 weeks for tests
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18 - 65 aged people
Not having received physical therapy for the neck or jaw within the past three months.
No history of surgical or oncological treatment related to the neck or jaw.
Having a diagnosis of temporomandibular disorder according to the RDC/TMD criteria, specifically Group Ia, Group Ib, or Group IIa under Axis I.
Disqualifiers
Individuals who are pregnant or suspected to be pregnant.
Individuals with rheumatologic diseases affecting the temporomandibular joint.
Individuals with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Exercise
- Exercise
- Manual therapy
Treatment groups
48 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Tayfun ISIK
Lead sponsor
Ankara Medipol University
Sponsor institution
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov