Associations between occlusal characteristics and signs and symptoms of TMJ dysfunction in children and young adults

Differences in opening and protrusive mandibular movements between Class I and II malocclusions in healthy adolescents

“…7,20 Considering that a subsisted dysfunction in childhood can lead to pathologic changes in the long term, 7 it is essential to determine mandibular movement and understand functional evolution during the growth period. 10 Adolescence, the period in which adaptive and degenerative changes are not developed, would be the most suitable time for determining the causative factors of TMJ disorders. In the present study, adolescents were examined to identify possible adaptive changes in the TMJ and obtain normative data for adolescence.…”

“…9 Functional analysis can be performed by graphical methods, recording devices, interocclusal records, and electromyographic data. 4,6,10,11 Axiographic devices can indicate mandibular movement capacity numerically and the borders and forms of axiographic tracings are helpful for diagnosing TMJ disorders. 12 To discriminate between healthy and diseased TMJs and predict future TMJ dysfunction, physiologic differences in mandibular movement capacity and normative data among individuals with different occlusal relationships should be evaluated in childhood or adolescence, before they become affected by malocclusion.…”

Desordens temporomandibulares e dor orofacial: estudo da qualidade de vida medida pelo Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short Form Health Survey

“…Por ser ainda bastante controverso, muito se tem estudado sobre a etiologia da DTM e da DOF, visto que frequentemente diagnóstico e tratamento são de caráter multidisciplinar 5 . Vários são os fatores considerados na literatura como causadores ou potencializadores de DTM e DOF: desarmonias oclusais, perfil psicológico, lesões musculoesqueletais, hábitos parafuncionais, estresse emocional, lassidão do tecido conjuntivo, trauma, fatores anatômicos e patofisiológicos [6][7][8][9][10][11] . As DTM encontram no bruxismo um forte incremento para a sua instalação, uma vez que este hábito atua intensamente na predisposição e na suscetibilidade dos pacientes no que se refere à etiologia e agravamento dos quadros de DTM 12 .…”

Prevalência De Disfunção Temporomandibular Em Atletas Adolescentes Relacionada Aos Estágios De Desenvolvimento Puberal De Tanner

“…Como sintomas são encontrados dor de cabeça, bruxismo, dificuldade em abrir a boca, dor na mandíbula e dor facial (RIOLO et al, 1987).…”