title: [Pain impact on life of patients with temporomandibular disorder].
abstract: A study on the impact of pain in patients with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) was carried out. Twenty two patients (20 women, two men, 28 years of age on average) with TMD who looked for specialized physiotherapy care were submitted to a brazilian version of McGill Pain Questionnaire (Br-MPQ), which includes questions about life quality, as follows: 1) social loss; 2) daily life activities; 3) third partys perception; 4) pain tolerance; 5) sensation of being sick; 6) sensation of being useless; 7) life satisfaction. The results showed that pain related to the TMD significantly affected work activities (59.09%), school activities (59.09%), sleeping (68.18%) and appetite/feeding (63.64%). The authors conclude that pain from TMD has a negative impact on the patients life quality and that, although unspecific, the questionnaire used allowed for an adequate evaluation of the impact.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, USP.
authors.forename: Anamaria Siriani de
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Camila Colombo
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Bermudez
authors.forename: Rodrigo Alves de
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Carina Maria Freitas
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Elton Matias
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo Dos Santos
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bérzin