2018, Number 6
Clinical and epidemiological characterization of temporomandibular disorders. Polyclinic: '13 de Marzo' Bayamo
Moreno DO, Pérez AIL, Sánchez SMN, Rodríguez MAM, Moreno DO
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Language: Spanish
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Page: 1093-1104
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ABSTRACT
The clinical and epidemiological characterization of the temporomandibular disorders in 87 patients older than 20 years of the health area of the Policlínico ¨ 13 de Marzo ¨, of the Bayamo municipality, who attended the General Dentistry Service in 2017, is shown. An observational research was carried out of the transversal descriptive type The variables were analyzed: degree of dysfunction, age group, sex, history and clinical manifestations. In the studied population the degree of moderate dysfunction predominated (72.41%), the most affected patients were between 40 to 49 years old (39.08%), of females (50.57%). Stress (54.02%), parafunctional habits (22.99%) and the need for prosthetic treatment (16.09%) were the main antecedents. 40.23% of patients had alterations in joint function, followed by muscle pain (25.29%) and limitations in the range of mandibular movement (13.79%).