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- Title
Correlation between temporomandibular disorders, occlusal factors and oral parafunction in undergraduate students.
- Authors
Ferreira, Fabiane Maria; Simamoto-Júnior, Paulo Cézar; Resende Novais, Veridiana; Tavares, Marcelo; Fernandes-Neto, Alfredo Julio
- Abstract
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in undergraduate students and to correlate its prevalence with occlusal factors and parafunctional habits. Methods: 201 undergraduate students were evaluated. The Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) was filled out at the beginning of the study, followed by occlusal analysis based on morphological and functional alterations. The identification of tooth grinding and clenching was carried out by self-reports. Statistical analysis was based on chi- square and multivariate logistic regression analyses. p-value for all statistical analysis was set at 5%. Results: According to RDC/TMD, 18.4% of subjects experienced myofascial pain (G- MPD), and 12.4% had joint disorder with disc displacement (G-DD). Tooth clenching was statistically associated with TMD (p=0.000). In the occlusal factors, overjet showed statistically significant correlation only with myofascial pain. No association between functional alteration and TMD was found. No statistically significant correlation was found between G-DD and occlusal alterations or parafunctional habits. Conclusions: Overjet and tooth clenching were correlated with G-MPD. Occlusal alterations or parafunctional habits did not show correlation with G-DD.
- Subjects
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR disorders; MYOFASCIAL pain syndromes; DISEASE prevalence; UNDERGRADUATES; OCCLUSAL adjustment; SELF-evaluation; QUANTITATIVE research; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2014, Vol 13, Issue 4, p281
- ISSN
1677-3217
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1677-3225v13n4a08