“…Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is described as a group of clinical conditions involving the masticatory muscles (Dias, Cavalcanti, Júnior, Pernambuco & Alves, 2022), the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the adjacent structures of the stomatognathic system (Dias et al, 2022;Magri, Melchior, Jarina, Simonaggio & Bataglion, 2016;Sassi, Silva, Santos & Andrade, 2018), causing persistent chronic pain (Magri et al, 2016), experienced for more than three months (Trindade, Cordeiro, José, Ângelo, Alves & Moura, 2021). Considering that certain functions of the stomatognathic system are altered and that its etiology is multifactorial (Sassi et al, 2018) it becomes pertinent to better understand all aspects related to it in order to prevent its occurrence (Ingawalé & Goswami, 2009).…”