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How Does Orthognathic Surgery Affect Jaw and Neck Motor Function?
Sponsor: Umeå University
Summary
In a prospective longitudinal study design, details in jaw-neck kinematics and electromyography (EMG) activity changes in patients (women and men) referred for surgical correction of basal relations between the maxilla and mandible over time; pre-operative and during follow-up 8 weeks and 18 months after surgical correction will be evaluated. The results will contribute with novel insights on jaw-neck motor function before, in short- and long-term after the surgical process. We will have blinded evaluation of outcomes.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2022-09-06
Completion Date
2026-12-12
Last Updated
2023-05-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Orthognathic surgery
Surgical corrections of the maxilla and/or the mandible. Integrated jaw-neck movement patterns, muscle activity, bite force and occlusal contact area will be registered and mapped with quantitative objective functional variables. The state-of-the-art core equipment to evaluate jaw-neck motor function in detail is located in the Movement Lab (Department of Odontology, Umeå University).
Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Odontology, Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden