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NCT Number: NCT01679821

Prevalence of Signs and Symptoms of TMD in Patients Wearing Double Complete Dentures, RPD and in Dentistry Students.

It was proposed in this study to evaluate the prevalence of TMD signs and symptoms in State University of West of Parana's dental students with natural dentition, in patients with removable partial dentures and double complete dentures.

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Key information

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Craniomandibular Disorders Jaw Diseases Joint Diseases Mandibular Diseases Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases

Age range

19 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Cascavel, Paraná, 85819110, Brazil

About this study

The Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) has a high prevalence among the population. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of TMD. Methodology: 210 randomly selected individuals were evaluated, being divided into three groups with seventy individuals each: Group 1 - dental students with natural dentition. Group 2 - patients with removable partial dentures. And Group 3 - patients with double complete dentures. The questionnaire of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain for triage was employed, then, clinical evaluation was carried out.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients wearing double complete denture, patients wearing just removable partial denture and dentate students.

Exclusion criteria

Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research.

Treatment and study plan

A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Other

Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous) and seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research.

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in patients with removable partial dentures, complete double dentures and toothed.

    Time frame: 5 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. questionnaire for selection of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders recommended by the American Academy of Orofacial Pain

    Time frame: 5 monts

Other outcomes

  1. Clinical examination

    Time frame: 5 months

    A clinical examination, which was divided into parts, namely: identification and analysis; part of the Axis I of RDC/TMD - Research Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders; muscle palpation; and for patients with dentures, the history and clinical evaluation of them

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

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Registry information

Official study title

Prevalence of Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) in Patients Wearing Double Complete Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures and Dentistry Students at State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Sep 6, 2012
Registry last updated
Sep 6, 2012

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