Use of TENS for the Recovery of Oral Function After Orthognathic Surgery

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

47

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 1, 2013

Primary Completion Date

May 18, 2018

Study Completion Date

January 15, 2020

Conditions
Orthognathic SurgeryPhysiologyTranscutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
Interventions
DEVICE

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS):Enraf Nonius® S82 model

Will be used TENS device with a maximum frequency of 120 Hz and an intensity range of 0 to 99.5 milliampere. TENS electrodes (diameter 35-52 mm) will be placed bilaterally on mandibular elevator muscles, on the superficial masseter muscle above the gonial angle, and bilaterally on the anterior temporal muscle. The device will be applied in an identical manner to all patients in both groups and kept in position for the same time period (30 min) and for the control group the the device will be not switched on

Trial Locations (1)

28040

Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense, Madrid

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

OTHER

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