RecruitingNCT06782165

Long-term Follow up of TMJ Surgery and Evaluation of the 6-month Control as a Prognostic Marker.


Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Enrollment

91 participants

Start Date

Apr 1, 2025

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the long-term outcome of surgical intervention (arthroscopy or discectomy) due to the diagnoses temporomandibular joint disc displacement with or without displacement. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the surgical outcome recorded at the earlier 6-month follow up persist at the long-term follow up approximately 10 years postoperatively? * How does the radiologically determined degree of joint degeneration change with time in patients that have had joint surgery? Researchers will compare the six-month surgical outcome to the ten-year outcome to see if temporomandibular joint surgery results are stable over time. Participants with an earlier performed joint surgery will: * Have a clinical examination approximately ten years postoperatively. * Have a temporomandibular joint x-ray scan performed (cone-beam computed tomography).


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a procedure called Arthroscopy & saline irrigation alone and a procedure called Discectomy for people with temporomandibular disorders (tmd), temporomandibular joint disc displacement, with reduction, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

PROCEDUREArthroscopy & saline irrigation alone

Arthroscopic lysis and lavage refers to an arthroscopic procedure where the temporomandibular joint is rinsed with saline solution and where the joint capsule is distended and where adhesions are lysated bluntly

PROCEDUREDiscectomy

Discectomy refers to open temporomandibular joint surgery where the joint disc is completely removed without being replaced.


Locations(1)

Karolinska Institutet

Huddinge, Sweden

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