Estudo epidemiológico da prevalência de bruxismo, apertamento dentário e dtm em população universitária no Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Cantagallo, Camila Fernandes [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/155176; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/capelo/2017-04-25/000880058.pdf
• topic: Articulação temporomandibular; Bruxismo; Dor facial; Depressão; Stress (Fisiologia); Temporomandibular Joint

The aim of this study was investigate the prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), bruxism and dental clenching in a university population, as well as some related psychological measures. After approval by the Human Ethics Committee of the Dentistry School of Araçatuba, an epidemiological study was conducted with a sample of 800 individuals that responded the following questionnaires: 1. Questionnaire to detect bruxism and dental clenching; 2. Fonseca's Index; 3. Stress symptoms inventory; 4. Social skills inventory and 5. DASS. The data were statistically analyzed with SPSS 16.0. A total of 705 students participated in this research. TMD appeared in 448 subjects (63.5%) and Dental Compression Syndrome (DCS) in 327 (46.4%) in a population aged between 17 - 43 years of age. Proportionally, TMD and the DCS were more prevalent in female respondents. Analysis with Fonseca's Index revealed that the majority of individuals with TMD have mild TMD. Of the individuals with DCS, 32.1% have moderate and severe TMD. The results showed a presence of stress symptoms in 45.1% of the individuals with TMD and in 43.3% of those with DCS. Depression, from moderate to extremely severe, appeared in 37.5% of the TMD group. Conclusions: there was a high prevalence of TMD (63%) and DCS (46%) in this population, and parafunctional habits like bruxism and dental clenching were directly related with TMD presence. A significant association was found between TMD and SCD presence, and psychological parameters as stress, depression and social disabilities