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Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Positioning Accuracy and Efficiency Using a Dental Compass.

Improving TMJ Joint Positioning and Accuracy With Therapeutic Splint Fabrication Using a Dental Compass While Reducing Radiation Exposure: A Cohort Comparison

Who can join

Ages 18 to 90 · All sexes

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

About the study

This study is being performed to determine if the use of the Dental Compass Articular and its software will produce therapeutic splints for TMD accurately and successfully, compare favorably with a cohort treated without the Dental Compass (for number of visits, splint modifications, and required CBCTs).

What is being tested

• 3D Analysis Group (device)
• Manual Analysis Cohort (other)

Sponsor: Dr. Dean Reeves Clinic · Participants: 80 · Started: Nov 8, 2024

Contact the study team

• Kenneth D Reeves, MD · Phone: 9139637750
• Lourens A duPreez, MDT, HDDT · Phone: 940-580-9486

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06619574

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.