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Toxina Botulínica para el Tratamiento de los Desórdenes Temporomandibulares

RESUMEN: Los Trastornos Temporomandibulares (TTM) consisten en un conjunto de condiciones patológicas que afectan la articulación temporomandibular (ATM), los músculos de la masticación y las estructuras asociadas. Estudios epidemiológicos estiman que 40 % a 75 % de la población adulta presenta por...

Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in a sample of Ecuadorian elderly

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders ( TMDs) in a sample of Ecuadorian older adults in 2018. This is a cross-sectional study, which was conducted with a sample of 143 older adults of both sexes of the “Senderito ...

Clinical and sociodemographic characterization of patients with temporomandibular dysfunction of the University Hospital of Maracaibo

Objective: To describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of patients with temporomandibular joint ( TMJ) dysfunction at the University Hospital of Maracaibo. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted by assessing the clinical history of patients with T...

Prevalência de sinais e sintomas de disfunção temporomandibular em estudantes pré-vestibulandos: associação de fatores emocionais, hábitos parafuncionais e impacto na qualidade de vida

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a prevalência de sinais e sintomas de disfunção temporomandibular (DTM), sua associação com gênero, hábitos parafuncionais, tensão emocional, ansiedade e depressão e, o seu impacto sobre a qualidade de vida relacionada com a saúde oral (QVRSO) em estud...

Systemic diseases and other painful conditions in patients with temporomandibular disorders and migraine

Abstract Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a highly prevalent, painful musculoskeletal condition affecting the masticatory system, and are frequently associated with migraines (M) and other diseases. This study aimed to investigate the association between painful TMD and M with other painful conditio...

Pain and temporomandibular disorders in patients with eating disorders

Abstract Orofacial pain and temporomandibular dysfunction may cause chronic facial pain, which may interfere with the emotional state and food intake of patients with eating disorders (ED), such as anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Sixty-four patients were assigned to four groups: Group A (...

Is playing string or wind musical instruments a risk factor for temporomandibular dysfunction? a systematic review

J. oral res. (Impresa); 6 (11), 2017
AIM. medical problems specifically affecting professional musicians are commonly mentioned in the literature. the present study is aimed to evaluate, through a systematic review, the possible association between the practice of string with bow and wind musical instruments and the occurrence of temporoman...

Temporomandibular disorders in elderly individuals: the influence of institutionalization and sociodemographic factors

CoDAS; 29 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in the non-institutionalized and institutionalized elderly population of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out in 307 subjects over 60 years o...

Influence of the presence of Temporomandibular Disorders on postural balance in the elderly

CoDAS; 29 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To investigate the influence of the presence of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) on postural balance in elderly individuals. Methods The study sample consisted of 150 elderly: 103 women (67.7±5.0 years) and 47 men (69.3±5.5 years). Evaluation of the presence and severity of TMD incl...

Prevalencia de trastornos temporomandibulares en estudiantes de música

Los Trastornos temporomandibulares (TTM) son un grupo de patologías que afectan a la articulación temporomandibular (ATM) y la musculatura masticatoria. En la interpretación musical, se realizan movimientos repetitivos o posiciones forzadas de la mandíbula que pueden desencadenar TTM. El ojetivo del ...