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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  ISRCTN27154312
Date of registration: 05/03/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Albaha University (Saudi Arabia)
Public title: Clinical wear and incidence of temporomandibular disorders among complete denture patients
Scientific title: Effect of clinical wear in incidence of temporomandibular disorders among complete denture patients: a randomized clinical trial
Date of first enrolment: 15/01/2014
Target sample size: 64
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN27154312
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomized clinical trial, parallel arm design (Treatment)  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Sudan
Contacts
Name: Yahya    Ahmed
Address:  Khartoum 00249 Khartoum Sudan
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation: 
Name: Khalid    Arafa
Address:  Albaha University Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences 00966 Al-Baha Saudi Arabia
Telephone: +966 (0)553 388 866
Email: drkhalidarafa@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Edentulous patients in need of complete dentures
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe malocclusion
2. Patients with systematic diseases affecting the temporomandibular joint like generalized fibromyaligia, rheumatoid arthritis or post-traumatic stress disorder


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Temporomandibular disorder
Oral Health
Temporomandibular joint disorders
Intervention(s)
The patients who agreed to participate in this study were assigned randomly using random table numbers into two groups:
Group 1 (intervention group) patients received upper and lower complete dentures with teeth made of heat cure acrylic resin (Meliodent- Bayer dental, Germany batch no 54105L-2).
Group 2 (control group) patients received upper and lower complete dentures with teeth made of porcelain (dent supply, Germany batch no 43105L-1).

The patients were followed up for two years at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months for assessment of clinical wear and incidence of TMD.
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical wear measured using computerized imaging measuring system at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Secondary Outcome(s)
Incidence of TMD measured using Helkimo clinical dysfunction index at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Albaha University (Saudi Arabia)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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