title: Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction in children with primary dentition.
abstract: The presence of signs and symptoms of TMD in 99 children with primary dentition was evaluated through clinical exam and a questionnaire. The results showed that 34.34% presented signs and/or symptoms of TMD. Among the children with symptoms, 50% presented at least one sign or more, differing significantly from the ones without symptoms, and from those 21.6% presented sign (p = 0.0185). The most prevalent symptom was frequent headache (7.07%) followed by jaw pain (4.04%), earache (3.03%) and difficulty in swallowing (3.03%). The most prevalent sign was jaw deviation (18.18%) followed by occlusal interferences (7.07%), asymmetric condylar movement (5.05%) and TMJ sounds (3.03%). We concluded that signs and symptoms of TMD are present in early ages, even though in a small number of children.
authors: Department of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas (FOP/UNICAMP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
authors: Leonardo Rigoldi
authors: LR
authors: Bonjardim
authors: Maria Beatriz Duarte
authors: MB
authors: Gaviao
authors: Fabiola Grammatico
authors: FG
authors: Carmagnani
authors: Luciano Jose
authors: LJ
authors: Pereira
authors: Paula Midori
authors: PM
authors: Castelo
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003769:Dental Occlusion, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology; D004433:Earache / Q000209:etiology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000503:physiopathology; D008410:Masticatory Muscles; D010173:Palpation; D013016:Sound; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous