The Relationship of Orthodontic Malocclusions With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

University of Gaziantep250 enrolled

Overview

The patients who applied to the hospital for orthodontic treatment were asked various questions to evaluate their oral health related quality of life, malocclusions and self reported temporomandibular joint problems. For this purposes Oral Health Impact Profile-14, and Helkimo's indexes were used.The relationship between these results were investigated.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

250

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Interventions

Age 0-18OTHER

Patients under 18 years of age

Age 18-26OTHER

Patients over18 years of age

GirlsOTHER

Girls

Boys

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 27 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * wish to receive orthodontic treatment in our clinic. Exclusion Criteria: * The absence of willingness for the temporomandibular joint and clinical examination or answering the survey questions.

Locations (1)

Gaziantep University

Gaziantep, Şehitkamil, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Oral Health Impact Profile

Oral Health Impact Profile relations between patients under 18 and over 18 and between girls and boys

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 2 months. The scale ranged from 0-5. All data will be summed at the end of the study. Higher values means worse quality of life standard

Helkimo's anamnestic dysfunction index

Helkimo's anamnestic dysfunction index relations between patients under 18 and over 18 and between girls and boys

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 2 months. The scale ranged from 0-3. Higher scale means worse quality of life standards

Helkimo's clinical dysfunction index

Helkimo's clinical dysfunction index relations between patients under 18 and over 18 and between girls and boys

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 2 months. The scale ranged from 0-3. Higher scale means worse quality of life standards

Visual analog scale

Visual analog scale relations between patients under 18 and over 18 and between girls and boys. The scale ranged from 0-1. If the patient marked no facial pain the visual analog scale value was accepted as 0, if the patient marked any level of facial pain visual analog scale value was accepted as 1.

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 2 months.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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