Avaliação da distribuição epidemiológica de desordens temporomandibulares em pacientes tratados em uma universidade pública de ensino

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the epidemiological distribution among patients with Temporomandibular Disorders at a public university. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study with a sample from 569 medical records of patients from Juiz de Fora and region attended in the TMD discipline of FO/UFJF and “DIAGNOSTIC AND GUIDANCE SERVICE FOR PATIENTS WITH TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS” of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (SERVIÇO ATM – FO/UFJF), without gender and age restriction, between the years 2016 to 2022. Results: The distribution regarding the epidemiological profile points to a predominance of females, with a percentage of 75.57%. Being the age group from 50 to 59 years old the most affected by TMD, with about 22.67%, followed by the age group from 40 to 49 years old, with 18.46%. After grouping the age groups, there was a predominance directed towards adults (20 to 59), with a percentage of 76.62%, followed by the elderly (60 to 89) with 17.58%, adolescents (13 to 19) with 4,04% and children (0 to 12) with 1.76%. Referring 38.37% of TMD symptoms present in women of childbearing age (20 to 40) and 39.30% in postmenopausal women (≥ 50). Conclusion: Based on the results obtained in the present study, it was observed that the epidemiological distribution of TMD is related to adult women of childbearing age and menopause.