NCT03648125

Influence of Dental Occlusion on the Performance of High Level Rowers (IODPR)

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rennes University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Monocentric, prospective, randomized, open-label, cross-over study.

Detailed description

Current literature data suggest that dental occlusion has an influence on postural control in the general population, and more markedly in high-level athletes. The link between dental occlusion and the postural stability of top athletes has been studied in several disciplines such as basketball, shooting, golf and running. There is currently no data in the field of rowing. But this sport requires optimal postural control for synchronous and symmetrical muscle solicitation. The present study aims to evaluate the influence of dental occlusion on postural stability and the performance of high level rowers. Our assumptions are as follows: * Occlusal disturbance alters the muscular power developed by high level rowers * occlusal disturbance alters the static postural stability of high level rowers

Conditions

• Dental Occlusion, Traumatic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	with artificial occlusal disturbance	A silicon artificial occlusal disturbance is made from a mould of the rowers mouth and placed in the mouth during the training session. With artificial occlusal disturbance : Maximal Intercuspal Occlusion (MIO) with silicone splint increases the vertical dimension of occlusion of 1, 2 and 4 mm.
DEVICE	without artificial occlusal disturbance	The training session is performed without occlusal disturbance

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-27
• Primary completion: 2017-11-22
• Completion: 2017-11-22
• First posted: 2018-08-27
• Last updated: 2018-08-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France