NCT05548894

Comparison Between Splint and Laser in Patients Without Disc Displacement With Reduction

Comparison Between the Efficacy of Stabilization Splint and Low Level Laser Therapy for Treatment of Patients With Chronic Closed Lock of the Non-reducible Temporo-mandibular Joint Disc. A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mansoura University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Stabilization splint therapy and Low-level laser therapy may serve as non-invasive intervention for painful temporomandibular disorders, but its efficacy is still debated. This study compared the effect of stabilization splint and low-level laser therapy alone or in combination in patients with painful chronic closed lock of temporomandibular joints disc displacement without Reduction 42 patients diagnosed with chronic closed lock of disc displacement without reduction were allocated equally and randomly into three treatment groups: group I received combined stabilization splint and low- level laser therapy, group II received low - level laser therapy and group III received stabilization splint. They were evaluated at baseline and one week, two weeks, four weeks, three months, and six months after the intervention.

Detailed description

Objectives: Stabilization splint therapy and low- level laser therapy may serve as non-invasive intervention for painful temporomandibular disorders, but its efficacy is still debated. This study compared the effect of stabilization splint and low- level laser therapy alone or in combination in patients with painful chronic closed lock of temporomandibular joints disc displacement without Reduction. Patients and methods: 42 patients diagnosed with chronic closed lock of disc displacement without reduction were allocated equally and randomly into three treatment groups: group I received combined stabilization splint and low-level laser therapy, group II received low-level laser therapy and group III received stabilization splint. They were evaluated at baseline and one week, two weeks, four weeks, three months, and six months after the intervention. Time of being normal was also evaluated.

Conditions

• TMJ Disc Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	stabilization splint	upper acrylic splint rest on the maxillary teeth and had flat surface
DEVICE	laser therapy	The laser apparatus had a hand piece on which either a specially designed optic prism was attached to transfer laser energy to the tip of the prism
DEVICE	stabilization splint and laser therapy	the stabilization splint used in combination of treatment with laser therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-03
• Primary completion: 2022-02-06
• Completion: 2022-03-06
• First posted: 2022-09-22
• Last updated: 2022-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt