Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders With a Stabilizing Occlusal Splint in Somatosensory Tinnitus

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo General Hospital

About this trial

This clinical trial aims to investigate whether treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder with a stabilizing occlusal splint is justified to alleviate somatosensory tinnitus. The main questions we aim to answer are:

* Determine if treatment of temporomandibular disorder with a stabilizing occlusal splint improves somatosensory tinnitus. * Identify which patient-related, tinnitus-related, and temporomandibular disorder-related factors contribute to the therapeutic effect.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients over 18 years old;

Sufferers of somatosensory tinnitus and TMD for more than 6 months;

Dentition in good health, with at least minimal occlusion up to the second premolars on both sides;

Availability for at least 4 months of follow-up;

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Stabilizing occlusal splint
  • placebo splint

Treatment groups

63 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
University of São Paulo Faculty of Medicine Clinics Hospital05.403-905, São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Lead sponsor