NCT02380105

Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) Treatment

Effectiveness of a Counseling Program for TMD Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of counseling on pain, function and well-fare outcomes for the management of patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD).

Detailed description

In this study, 51 patients were allocated to one of the research groups. In Group I, it was instituted counseling therapy. For Group II was conducted treatment as usual with occlusal splint. Patients were followed for returns at 7, 15, 30 and 60 days after baseline. At baseline, all patients were examined and assessed Research Diagnostic Criteria/Temporomandibular Disorder (RDC/TMD form). In addition, the patients were referred for specific treatment according to the group to which belonged. In each session, patients were also surveyed about pain intensity using a Numeric Scale. To analyze the impact of pain on quality of life, Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire was used.

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Counseling	Patients were informed of their condition and possible etiological factors contributing to the pathology. They were also educated about the postural rest position of the mandible and instructed to perform bilateral chewing and not overload the temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscles. Techniques to relieve pain and tension were taught to correct postural habits, food and sleep irregularities. The patients received written instructions for future reference, as a way of reinforcing the information provided during the initial consultation.
DEVICE	Interocclusal Appliances	Patients were treated using interocclusal appliances

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2013-05-01
• First posted: 2015-03-05
• Last updated: 2015-03-05