Evaluation of Temporomandibular Joint Condition Post Longstanding Mouth Opening by Rubber Dam
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Al-Azhar University
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 300 people, planned
- Started
- 10 Aug 2025
- Planned end
- 1 Jul 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groups
- Treatments tested
- Application of a rubber dam during dental treatments for varying durations.
- Record updated
- 18 February 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 40 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Patients aged from 18 - 40 years old of both sexes
- No evidence of bad habits that affect occlusion like bruxism or clenching
- Patient with normal occlusion
- Patient free of any signs and symptoms of TMD and myofascial pain
- Normal range of TMJ movements
- Normal biting force
Who cannot take part
- Patient with systemic or local diseases that can affect TMJ like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or systemic lupus erythema
- Patient with trismus
- Patient with Recurrent dislocation of TMJ
- Swelling affects mouth opening
- Patient came with TMJ ankylosis
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 40 years old?
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This Clinical and radiographic study will be designed to evaluate the temporomandibular joint condition post longstanding mouth opening during dental procedure using rubber dam. primary outcome : preoperative and postoperative assessment of interincisal distance , occlusal biting force , visual analogue scale , lateral excursion movement and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Secondary outcome: investigator will try to answer the question of what is the best duration of time could the dentist use rubber dam isolation in dental procedures without harmful effect on TMJ and its supporting structures?
The 3 groups in the trial
- Group 1 - Short Duration Rubber Dam ApplicationTreatment being tested
Patients undergoing dental procedures with rubber dam isolation for 30 to 60 minutes. This group will help assess the impact of short-term mouth opening on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condition.
Treatment: Application of a rubber dam during dental treatments for varying durations.
- Group 2 - Medium Duration Rubber Dam ApplicationTreatment being tested
Patients undergoing dental procedures with rubber dam isolation for 60 to 90 minutes. This group will help evaluate the effects of medium-term mouth opening on TMJ condition.
Treatment: Application of a rubber dam during dental treatments for varying durations.
- Group 3 - Long Duration Rubber Dam ApplicationTreatment being tested
Patients undergoing dental procedures with rubber dam isolation for more than 90 minutes. This group will provide insights into the impact of long-term mouth opening on TMJ condition.
Treatment: Application of a rubber dam during dental treatments for varying durations.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Evaluation of Temporomandibular Joint Condition Post Longstanding Mouth Opening by Rubber Dam (A Clinical and Radiographic Study)
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06487819, who can take part
- Record updated
- 18 February 2025