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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the dental condition and the vertical dimension in patients with TMD, and the age and origin of the DTM. METHODS: Was performed a descriptive study, observational, cross-sectional, with a sample of thirty patients with TMD, diagnosed by Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD). This sample was determined based on estimates the service thus a sample of convenience. The association between gender, age, vertical dimension and dental condition with TMD were verified using the chi-square statistical test with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: It found that 26 patients were female and 4 males. Fifteen subjects presented aged below 36.5 years. How much the origin of the DTM, 19 subjects had articular disorder, and 11 muscle disorder. Has been determined that there was no statistically significant association between the independent variables with the DTM. CONCLUSION: The etiological factors analyzed in isolation do not seem to influence in a unique way in the development of TMD, but may act together with other factors, because the cause is multifactorial.
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Transtornos da Articulação Temporomandibular , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Transversais , Transtornos da Articulação Temporomandibular/diagnóstico , Transtornos da Articulação Temporomandibular/etiologiaRESUMO
Objective To show the relationship between dental prostheses and the incidence and type of oral lesions developed in the Seridó region of Brazil. Methods 77 patients were registered. All were over 21 years of age, of both sexes, non-alcoholic and / or chronic smokers, and residents of the municipalities of the region corresponding to Seridó. They also all had some type of oral lesion and had been admitted to dental clinics of the University of Rio Grande do Norte. Here, the relationship between these lesions and the dental prostheses that they used was observed. Results The majority of dental prostheses related to oral lesions had more than 5 years of use and required changing. Candidiasis (45.5 %) and inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia (27.2 %) were the lesions most related to the dental prostheses. Conclusions Complete prostheses and removable partial dentures correlated with oral lesions. However, the complete prostheses had a higher percentage ready for change-out and had more than 05 years of use. This demonstrates that removable partial dentures, even without the need for exchange, showed a high correlation with the oral lesions.