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Can a dental compass cut radiation and improve TMJ splints?

NCT ID NCT06619574

Disease control Sponsor: Dr. Dean Reeves Clinic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether a dental compass and its software can create more accurate therapeutic splints for people with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction and pain. It compares a group using this 3D-guided method to a group using manual fabrication, looking at the number of clinic visits, splint adjustments, and cone beam CT scans needed. The goal is to see if the compass approach improves joint positioning while reducing radiation exposure.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Dental Compass Articulator and software for therapeutic splint fabrication
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could make TMJ splints more accurate with fewer visits and less radiation exposure.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early comparison study. The dental compass may not prove superior to manual methods, and results may not apply broadly.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 80 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2024

Expected to finish

Aug 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 90 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria for prospective active participants: * TMJ dysfunction and pain * CBCT indicates a non-Gelb 4/7 position or \< 1.8 mm bone to bone interval between the mandibular condyle and mandibular fossa anteriorly or posteriorly. Exclusion Criteria: * Planning a move within 9 months. * Unwilling to provide two phone numbers and two email contacts. * Not willing to express a willingness to come in for 4-6 month follow up if they have marked improvement or improvement in symptoms. * Not living within 90-minute drive from clinic * Transportation not reliable * Involved in any other TMD study * Life threatening illness or major surgery planned * Other major life stress that might interfere with completing the study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Temporomandibular joint syndrome

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Skalff Dental Studio and Technologies 103 C West Broadway Street #3736

    RECRUITING

    Gainesville, Texas, 76240, United States