Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Dr. Dean Reeves Clinic

Code:

NCT06619574

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

3D Analysis Group

Manual Analysis Cohort

Study Details

Brief summary:

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).

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome

Study ID

NCT06619574

Start date

Nov 8, 2024

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Aug 1, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: 3D Analysis Group

Compass Use

active comparator: Manual Analysis Cohort

Manual Use only

Interventions

3D Analysis Group

Dental Compass and Dental Compass software used for therapeutic splint fabrication

Manual Analysis Cohort

Manual methods used for therapeutic splint fabrication

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of clinic visits [ Time Frame: 3-6 months ]
  • Number of cone beam CTs (CBCTs) [ Time Frame: 3-6 months ]
  • Number of splint modifications [ Time Frame: 3-6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Kenneth D Reeves, MD

9139637750deanreevesMD@gmail.com

Lourens A duPreez, MDT, HDDT

940-580-9486lourensdupreez903@gmail.com

Locations

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

Recruiting

Gainesville, Texas, United States, 76240

Contacts

Lourens A duPreez

940-580-9486lourensdupreez903@gmail.com

More Information

Sponsor

Dr. Dean Reeves Clinic

Last update posted

Aug 26, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Dr. Dean Reeves Clinic on 2026-08-26.