EVALUATION OF POST-RADIOTHERAPY ORAL SEQUELAE AND TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION / OROFACIAL PAIN IN A PATIENT WITH EMBRYONIC RHABDOMYOSARCOMA. REPORT OF A CASE
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Determine the prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) symptoms on dental students of different dentistry faculties of Ecuador, searching possible differences between genders. Methods: 400 students of 6 universities of Ecuador were previously selected to complete the questionnaire of signs and symptoms of DC/TMD, which was translated into Spanish and verified using the Cronbach Index with 78,96% of reliability. Results were analyzed using Chi-squared test, in SPSS V22 software with 5% of allowed mistake and 95% of trust. Results: Women were found to be the predominant gender exhibiting symptoms (71%) between 17-27 years old (p<0,05). Mandible pain (76%) and headache (77%) were statistically significant in women (p=0,007 and p=0,004). Mandible pain was described as coming and going, for 1-3 years in 14,5% of the students and headaches were reported for three months. Mandible locks and noises had no significant statistical difference in relation to gender (p>0,05). 65,5% of the students reported doing exercises sporadically, 28,5% reported allergies, 15,5% night bruxism, and 2,3% day bruxism, 5% told to have a traumatism, and just 4,75% of the students sought treatment. Conclusion: high occurrence of TMD was found in Ecuadorian dentistry students predominantly in females. Nonetheless, less than 5% seek attendance. Findings illustrate the propagation of TMD to the general population and highlight the need for guidance in specialized treatments.
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Od. María Fernanda Chávez Campuzano, Dra. Norma Inés Campuzano Valdivieso, Md. Alex Carrión Encalada, Dra. Marcela Alexandra Cevallos Champutis, Dr. Luis Gabriel de los Reyes Morales, Dr. Patricio Marcelo Unda Jaramillo, Dra. Liliana Patricia Ospina Valencia, Dr. Edesmin Wilfrido Palacios Paredes
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