Consequences of Temporomandibular Disorder on Balance Control

Central Hospital, Nancy, France200 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the effects of the temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and its therapeutic care on postural control in somato-sensory and visual sensitization compared to control subjects matched on age, sex and lifestyle. Parameters will be estimated by measures realized before the therapeutic care of the TMD (T0), then 2, 3 and 5 months after the starting care, both in TMD patients and control subjects. To evaluate also the effects of the TMD and its therapeutic care on balance control in various contexts of multi-sensory stimulation, orientation function, pain and tinnitus.

Primary objective: to evaluate the effects of the temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and its therapeutic care on postural control in somato-sensory and visual sensitization compared to control subjects matched on age, sex and lifestyle.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorder Pathophysiology Therapy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient group: TMD patients, care: occlusal splint therapy, behavioral advices * Control group: matched with TMD patients (age, sex, lifestyle). Exclusion Criteria: * Patient group: treatment generating secondary effects in postural control (psychotrop, antidepressor, antihypertensive drugs); osteoarticular pathologies and recent trauma (\< 4 months); vertigo and dysequilibrium (\< 6 months), whiplash * Control group: id. and TMD.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postural control (before care for patients)

Postural control is evaluate by the average of condition 5 and 6 of the sensory organisation test (SOT) measured on Equitest plateform.

Time frame: At inclusion (before care for patients) (first evaluation)

Postural control (during care for patients)

Postural control is evaluate by the average of condition 5 and 6 of the sensory organisation test (SOT) measured on Equitest plateform.

Time frame: 2 months after the first evaluation

Postural control (during care for patients)

Postural control is evaluate by the average of condition 5 and 6 of the sensory organisation test (SOT) measured on Equitest plateform.

Time frame: 3 months after the first evaluation

Postural control (during care for patients)

Postural control is evaluate by the average of condition 5 and 6 of the sensory organisation test (SOT) measured on Equitest plateform.

Time frame: 5 months after the first evaluation

Secondary Outcomes

Balance function

Length and surface covered by the foot pressure center are measured

Time frame: T0 and 2,3 and 5 months after the first evaluation

Orientation function

Orientation is evaluated by the angle between the direction (of the gravity or of a part of his body) indicated by the subject and the real direction. It is evaluated with the road and frame test.

Time frame: T0 and 2,3 and 5 months after the first evaluation

Pain

Visual Analog Scale (1 to 10)

Time frame: T0 and 2,3 and 5 months after the first evaluation

Tinnitus

Questionnaire

Time frame: T0 and 2,3 and 5 months after the first evaluation

Consequences of Temporomandibular Disorder on Balance Control

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