Retrospective review of patients referred to a temporomandibular dysfunction care setting of a Brazilian public university
| Autor: | Wellington Pereira de Moura, Pâmela Lopes Pedro da Silva, George Azevedo Lemos, Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan, Robinsom Viégas Montenegro, André Ulisses Dantas Batista |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Dor, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 128-134 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2317-6393 1806-0013 |
| DOI: | 10.5935/1806-0013.20170026 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to describe the restrospective analysis of medical records of patients with temporomandibular disorder in a healthcare service of a Brazilian public university. The prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder, associated factors, diagnosis and observations related to the treatment were recorded. METHODS: Two hundred and thirteen medical records were assessed by one single surveyor from March 2013 to December 2014. Information about sociodemographic factors, prevalence of symptoms of temporomandibular disorder and treatment need were collected (Fonseca Anamnestic Index), clinical examination, diagnosis, treatments and referral to other professionals. RESULTS: The majority of patients were female (81.7%), single (53.0%), students (23.3%) between 20 and 29 years of age (26.8%). Pain was reported by 50.4% of patients. According to FAI, 41.8% of patients were classified with severe synptoms of temporomandibular disorder and 73.2% identified with the need of treatment. Presence of temporomandibular disorder symptoms (p = 0.001) and need of treatment (p |
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