Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders in Children and Adolsecents

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

150

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 1, 2024

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2028

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2028

Conditions
Temporomandibular DisorderMyalgiaArthralgia of TMJ
Interventions
DEVICE

Soft occlusal appliance

According to Best Practice in Sweden the soft occlusal appliance is ranked as gold standard for children with mixed or primary dentition

BEHAVIORAL

Jaw exercises

The participants do three exercises twice a day. Open and closing mouth against resistance as well as stretch

BEHAVIORAL

Counseling

The patients are instructed to minimize jaw parafunctions, chewing chewing gum etc, to do exercises, to take pain-killers or NSAIDs etc.

Trial Locations (1)

141 04

RECRUITING

Karolinska Institutet, Department of Dental Medicine, Huddinge

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Folktandvården Stockholms län AB

OTHER_GOV

lead

Karolinska Institutet

OTHER