Ultrasound guidance may improve jaw injections for TMJ pain
NCT ID NCT07266714
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using ultrasound to guide hyaluronic acid injections into the jaw joint works better than the usual method for people with a displaced jaw disc. Forty adults who had not improved with other treatments received either ultrasound-guided or standard injections. Researchers measured pain, clicking sounds, and jaw movement to see if ultrasound guidance made a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hyaluronic acid
- What this could lead to
- If ultrasound guidance proves better, it could become a routine way to improve injection accuracy and reduce jaw pain and clicking.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the improvement over standard injections might be small or not meaningful.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mansoura University
Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, 14323, Egypt