Prevalence of temporomandibular dysfunction in children and adolescents

Autor: Marina Fernandes de Sena, Késsia Suênia F. de Mesquita, Fernanda Regina R. Santos, Francisco Wanderley G. P. Silva, Kranya Victoria D. Serrano
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Revista Paulista de Pediatria, Vol 31, Iss 4, Pp 538-545 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1984-0462
0103-0582
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-05822013000400018
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To review the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in children and adolescents, verifying the methodological variations. DATA SOURCES: Research conducted in Medline, PubMed, Lilacs and BBO databases, including manuscripts (except reviews and case reports) published from 1990 to 2012. The descriptors were "temporomandibular joint syndrome", "temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome", "temporomandibular joint disorders", "prevalence studies", and "cross-sectional studies"; the words "dysfunction", "disorder", "temporomandibular", "children", "adolescents", "prevalence", "frequency", and "transversal" were used. DATA SYNTHESIS: Seventeen articles were selected, and the TMD frequency varied from 16 to 68%. Regarding the methodological criteria, only three articles (18%) reported sample size determination, three (18%) clearly described the sample selection process by stratified selection technique, and nine studies (53%) carried out the calibration of the examiners. The diagnostic criteria used in the studies were: Helkimo index (n=2; 12%), Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) (n=4; 24%), the jaw index (n=1; 6%), clinical protocols (n=10; 59%), and anamnestic questionnaires (n=6; 35%). CONCLUSIONS: The TMD prevalence in children and adolescents varies in the literature. Appropriate and standardized methods are needed to identify, with greater validity, the presence of TMD in this population, allowing a better understanding of the pathological aspects in order to address more effective preventive and therapeutic procedures.
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