NCT06757322

Comparing Single Needle and Double Needle Arthrocentesis for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Comparison of Single Needle-Double Cannula and Double Needle Arthrocentesis in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yuzuncu Yil University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical success and efficacy of single-needle, double-cannula arthrocentesis with conventional arthrocentesis techniques in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders. Patients with nonreducible disc displacement complained of limited mouth opening and/or pain. All treated patients had baseline and follow-up (with mouth opening and VAS). Comparisons were made within and between groups.

Detailed description

The patients included in the study were evaluated in the preoperative, 1week, 1-3, and 6 months after the procedure. Double-needle group: two needles were inserted into the joint and washed. In the single-needle group, two needles were bent (from their lower parts) before the procedure and their pointed ends were joined by placing acrylic on the plastic parts from a single point. The resulting combined needle was directed to the upper joint space and washed. 13 underwent single-needle double cannula arthrocentesis and 15 underwent double needle arthrocentesis.

Conditions

• TMJ Disc Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Singel Needle Double Cannula TMJ Arthrocentesis	Artocentesis describes the lavage of the TMJ by introducing a saline/ringer lactate solution through a needle inserted into the upper joint cavity. TMJ arthrocentesis was first introduced as a double needle entry method by Nitzan et al in 1991. The single needle technique was developed by Singh and Varghese and introduced in 2013. The single needle method is a more simplified modification of the first method.
PROCEDURE	Double Needle TMJ Arthrocentesis	Artocentesis describes the lavage of the TMJ by introducing a saline/ringer lactate solution through a needle inserted into the upper joint cavity. TMJ arthrocentesis was first introduced as a double needle entry method by Nitzan et al in 1991.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-03-01
• Completion: 2022-10-30
• First posted: 2025-01-03
• Last updated: 2025-01-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)