Prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in an elderly group of Teresina
Introduction: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) consists of a set of signs and symptoms involving the masticatory muscles, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and associated structures. Objective: To identify the prevalence of signs and symptoms of TMD in the elderly. Methods: We conducted a cross-sec...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Conscientiae Saúde (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/2301 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2301 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Elderly Temporomandibular joint Temporomandibular joint disorders. Articulação temporomandibular Idoso Transtornos da articulação Temporomandibular. |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) consists of a set of signs and symptoms involving the masticatory muscles, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and associated structures. Objective: To identify the prevalence of signs and symptoms of TMD in the elderly. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analytical descriptive study. The diagnosis was obtained by questionnaire from Cecagno Anamnesis. Results: The sample consisted of 40 subjects, where the presence of clicks it was shown in 20% and was notorious in the opening (87.5%) and closing the mouth (62.5%). There was sensitivity during palpation. We used 1% significance level with p |
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