Prevalence of Signs and Symptoms of TMD in Patients Wearing Double Complete Dentures, RPD and in Dentistry Students.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01679821 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 6, 2012
Last Update Posted : September 6, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders | Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 210 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Prevalence of Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) in Patients Wearing Double Complete Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures and Dentistry Students at State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE |
Study Start Date : | December 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2011 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Dental students
Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.
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Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination
Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous) and seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research. |
Removable partial denture
Seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous). Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary were not included in the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.
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Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination
Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous) and seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research. |
Double complete denture
Seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.
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Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination
Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous) and seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research. |
- Assessment of the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in patients with removable partial dentures, complete double dentures and toothed. [ Time Frame: 5 months ]
- questionnaire for selection of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders recommended by the American Academy of Orofacial Pain [ Time Frame: 5 monts ]
- Clinical examination [ Time Frame: 5 months ]A clinical examination, which was divided into parts, namely: identification and analysis; part of the Axis I of RDC/TMD - Research Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders; muscle palpation; and for patients with dentures, the history and clinical evaluation of them
Biospecimen Retention: None Retained
The sample consisted of 210 individuals, aged 19-90 years (average 44.5 years) of both genders, divided into 3 groups:
Group 1 - seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE; Group 2 - seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous); Group 3 - seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel - PR.
Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 19 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients wearing double complete denture, patients wearing just removable partial denture and dentate students.
Exclusion Criteria:
Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01679821
Brazil | |
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná | |
Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil, 85819110 |
Principal Investigator: | Maristela Pezzini, Professor | Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná | |
Principal Investigator: | Thaisa Bordin, Student | Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná |
Responsible Party: | Maristela Maria Galina Pezzini, Associate Professor, Department of Occlusion, State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, Cascavel, PR, Brazil, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01679821 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
538/2010-CEP |
First Posted: | September 6, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 6, 2012 |
Last Verified: | September 2012 |
Temporomandibular disorders. Dental prosthesis. Dental students |
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome Joint Diseases Craniomandibular Disorders Mandibular Diseases |
Jaw Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Muscular Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases Myofascial Pain Syndromes |