Efficacy of the Myofunctional Therapy on Oral Dysphagia

Temporomandibular Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title: The Efficacy of the Myofunctional Therapy on Oral Dysphagia in Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to analyze the effects of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) on oral dysphagia (OD) in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

Clinical Trial Description

60 subjects with TMD, according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria, will be included in the study after voluntary consent form will be filled out. Subjects will randomly be divided into 3 groups according to the order.

Home Exercise (n=20) will be the Group 1, Home Exercise combined with Manual Therapy (n=20) will be the Group 2, and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy combined with Home Exercise and MT treatment (n=20) will be the Group 3.

Group 1 will include educational training program about parafunctional activities of TMD disorders and active exercises for masticatory and neck muscles with 10 repetitions, 3 times a day, and for 10 weeks.

Group 2 will receive home exercise training program and manual therapy program which is planned to last 30 minutes; will be applied twice a week, for 10 weeks.

Group 3 will include stretching and strengthening of the tongue muscles, tongue rotation exercises, effortful swallowing, strengthen the hyoidal muscles, which is planned to last 40 minutes, will be applied twice a week, for 10 weeks. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Deglutition Disorders
• Dysphagia, Oral Phase
• Temporomandibular Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

• NCT number: NCT04636606
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Hasan Kalyoncu University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2020
• Completion date: June 25, 2021