Clinical Research Directory

Evaluation of the Effect of the Erchonia® EVRL on Chronic Jaw Pain Arising From TMJ

The purpose of this clinical study is to determine the effectiveness of the Erchonia EVRL, manufactured by Erchonia Corporation (the Company), in providing temporary relief of nociceptive musculoskeletal chronic jaw pain arising from temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

Evaluation Of The Effect Of Low-Level Laser Therapy On Masseter Muscle Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound On Patients With Myofascial Pain Disorder : A Randomized Clinical Trial

Myofascial pain dysfunction (MPD) is one of the most common causes of chronic orofacial pain, primarily affecting the masticatory muscles such as the masseter and temporalis. It leads to facial pain, muscle tenderness, and restricted mouth opening, significantly impacting patients' quality of life and daily function. Despite the wide range of conservative treatment modalities-such as medications, splint therapy, and physiotherapy-there is still no universally accepted approach that provides consistent and long-lasting relief. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and therapeutic ultrasound (US) are two non-invasive physical modalities frequently used in dentistry for pain control and tissue healing. Each has shown promising outcomes individually. Azizi et al. (2007) demonstrated that LLLT at 780 nm can significantly reduce pain and tenderness for up to three months, while Khairy (2018) reported notable pain relief and improved jaw function using pulsed ultrasound at 1.5 W/cm² for 5 minutes over 10 sessions. However, direct comparative evidence between LLLT and therapeutic ultrasound in patients with myofascial pain dysfunction is still lacking. This knowledge gap prevents clinicians from identifying which modality offers superior short- and long-term outcomes in terms of pain reduction, muscle function improvement, and patient satisfaction. Therefore, this study aims to compare the efficacy of low-level laser therapy versus therapeutic ultrasound in the management of myofascial pain dysfunction, using standardized treatment parameters from the most evidence-based protocols in the literature.

Exploration of the Utility of Dental-dedicated MRI for Dentistry

This description observational research is comparative in design, that is comparing existing standard clinical dental images, not obtained in this study, to test (i.e., ddMRI) images. The standard clinical dental images consist of radiographs, such as bitewings, periapical, panoramic, cone-beam CT, and medical CT, as well medical MRIs of the temporomandibular joints (TMJ).The conceptualization of research questions, study designing, and interpretation of imaging data has and will involve content expertise in all ddMRI research.

Application of a Dental-dedicated MRI in the Diagnosis of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Tissue Alterations Related to Third Molars, Periapical and Periodontal Inflammatory Diseases, and Implant Treatment Planning

The aim of the present study is to show that the use of 0.55T MRI combined with a "dental" coil produces images of sufficient diagnostic value to assess areas of interest in dentistry, and to compare MR images to traditional, dental-oriented radiographic images for diagnostic purposes.

ATI Evidence-based Guide Investigating Clinical Services

The goal of this study is to evaluate how standard-of-care outpatient rehabilitation is delivered and how variation in care delivery mechanisms relates to clinical outcomes, service utilization, and value in patients receiving physical or occupational therapy. The study will focus on patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions receiving physical or occupational therapy. The focus is to use existing standard-of-care documentation in a physical therapy (PT) electronic medical record (EMR) to evaluate patient characteristics, interventions delivered, utilization management, and clinical outcomes in routine outpatient PT care, in order to generate evidence to improve clinical effectiveness and quality of care. Researchers will compare different care delivery mechanisms to see if variations lead to significant differences in outcomes. Participants will have their standard-of-care documentation analyzed, including routine clinical measures, objective/functional measures, and patient-reported outcomes. They will not be directly involved in research interventions or randomization. This study does not involve a research intervention, randomization, or alteration of clinical care. It is a retrospective cohort study analyzing existing standard-of-care documentation from ATI's physical therapy EMR. Data are collected via the investigators proprietary electronic medical record system and are synthetic to the clinical process that is, the data are collected in real-time with patients and the scores are immediately provided to the treating therapist as well as archived for later Registry and scientific use.

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

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.