Arthrocentesis Followed by Prolotherapy

Cairo University60 enrolled

Overview

we will do tmj joint lavage and followed by dextrose injection

Two groups of patients one group will receive lavage with saline and other group will receive lavage then dextrose injection

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

TMJ Pain

Interventions

joint lavage with dextroseOTHER

joint lavage with dextrose

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 36 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * tmj painful joints patients healthy patients disk displacement with reduction Exclusion Criteria: * patients previously treated males young age group

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain scores

Change in pain symptoms measured by visual analogue scale 1=better-to-10 worse

Time frame: 3 months

Maximum mouth opening measured in millimeter 36mm=normal, less than 36mm=worse

Change in mouth opening- decrease =worse

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in pain symptoms measured by visual analogue scale

Measurement of change in pain scores from 1-10, 1=better-to-10 worse

Time frame: 3 months

Central Contacts

Atef Abd El H Fouda

CONTACT

+201093440600 atef.fouda@dentistry.cu.edu.eg

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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