Status:
COMPLETED
Sensory Re-Training Following Facial Surgery for Correction of Facial Skeletal Disharmony
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Conditions:
Mandibular Advancement
Eligibility:
All Genders
13-50 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether facial exercises in conjunction with opening exercises routinely provided after facial surgery to correct a facial skeletal disharmony will shorten th...
Detailed Description
Abnormal facial sensation has a negative impact on patients' oral behaviors and may adversely affect a patient's quality of life if the altered sensation persists. Many patients with abnormal sensatio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Developmental dentofacial disharmony
- Receives mandibular advancement by mandibular osteotomy with or without a maxillary procedure.
Exclusion
- Congenital anomaly or acute trauma affecting the face.
- Previous facial surgery
- Pregnant at baseline
- Inability to follow written English instructions
- Unwilling to sign informed consent.
- No altered sensation at one week post-surgery
- Altered sensation at baseline reported as numbness or unusual feeling.
- Medical condition associated with systemic neuropathy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
186 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00078507
Start Date
December 1 2001
End Date
March 1 2007
Last Update
February 3 2010
Active Locations (2)
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1
School of Dentistry
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
2
University Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28211