Retrospective review of patients referred to a temporomandibular dysfunction care setting of a Brazilian public university

Profile of a temporomandibular dysfunction and orofacial pain service of a Brazilian public university: what has changed in 10 years? Retrospective study

“…The rise in the number of self-handling guidance to TMD and OP patients was seen as real, because they started to be employed more consistently as an effective treatment technique as of 2012, with validity and effectiveness expressed in literature 10,11 . Moura et al 6 performed a retrospective analysis of medical histories of patients treated in a TMD service from a Brazilian public university, and they obtained similar results. The most adopted treatments were the occlusal splint (27.6%) and counseling (22.6%).…”

“…When considering the presence of different factors associated to the TMD, the TMJ Occlusion and Disorders Service (SODAT), a place that gathers data for this research, integrates the connection of education and research with the society, encompassing multi-professional areas such as dentistry, speech therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, among others. The investigation of the public services attendance towards the TMD and orofacial pain (OP) area has been gaining importance over the last years due to a high incidence in the population, besides the impact on the life quality and expenses related to lost workdays and the treatment for these patients 6 . Also, the evaluation of these services targeted on handling the OPs significantly contributes to a better understanding of the epidemiological characteristics and for the planning of teaching and care strategies aimed at higher effectiveness in the control of the signs and symptoms [6][7][8] .…”

“…The investigation of the public services attendance towards the TMD and orofacial pain (OP) area has been gaining importance over the last years due to a high incidence in the population, besides the impact on the life quality and expenses related to lost workdays and the treatment for these patients 6 . Also, the evaluation of these services targeted on handling the OPs significantly contributes to a better understanding of the epidemiological characteristics and for the planning of teaching and care strategies aimed at higher effectiveness in the control of the signs and symptoms [6][7][8] . The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the attendance profile of TMD and OP patients of a university service throughout ten years to understand the changes in the practice of care according to a historical series.…”

Prevalência de sintomas de disfunção temporomandibular, fatores associados e impacto sobre a qualidade de vida em usuários da rede de atenção primária à saúde

“…No Brasil, um estudo realizado com 1230 participantes mostrou que 39,2% destes apresentavam sintomas de DTM e 25,6% queixaram-se se dor relacionada a esta disfunção (Gonçalves et al, 2010). Além disso, diversos estudos têm demonstrado que a DTM ocorre mais frequentemente em adultos jovens, do sexo feminino e solteiros (Gonçalves et al, 2010;Moura et al, 2017;Paulino et al, 2018).…”

“…Contudo, poucos estudos avaliaram a prevalência desta disfunção, fatores associados e seu impacto nos diferentes níveis de atenção no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) brasileiro. A maioria avalia o perfil de pacientes atendidos em serviços especializados ofertados por instituições de ensino superior (Magri et al, 2018;Moura et al, 2017).…”