NCT06760884

Temporomandibular Joint Function, Oral Habits and Pain Complaints of Pregnant Women

Determination of Temporomandibular Joint Function, Oral Habits and Pain Complaints of Pregnant Women: a Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 224 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Karadeniz Technical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the temporomandibular joint functions, oral habits and pain complaints of pregnant women. .

Detailed description

When looking at the literature, it is seen that physiological and hormonal changes that occur in pregnant women affect the musculoskeletal system and pain threshold of women. These changes seen in pregnant women and their psychological levels throughout the process also contribute negatively to the process.Due to the insufficiency of studies examining temporomandibular joint (TMJ) problems and oral habits in pregnant women and the contradictory results in existing studies, it is seen that new studies are needed.

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
• Pregnancy

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-02
• Primary completion: 2025-04-30
• Completion: 2025-06-30
• First posted: 2025-01-07
• Last updated: 2025-01-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)