Prevalence of Signs and Symptoms of TMD in Patients Wearing Double Complete Dentures, RPD and in Dentistry Students.

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Status: Completed

Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Treatments: Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01679821

538/2010-CEP

Details and patient eligibility

About

It was proposed in this study to evaluate the prevalence of TMD signs and symptoms in State University of West of Parana's dental students with natural dentition, in patients with removable partial dentures and double complete dentures.

Full description

The Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) has a high prevalence among the population. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of TMD. Methodology: 210 randomly selected individuals were evaluated, being divided into three groups with seventy individuals each: Group 1 - dental students with natural dentition. Group 2 - patients with removable partial dentures. And Group 3 - patients with double complete dentures. The questionnaire of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain for triage was employed, then, clinical evaluation was carried out.

Enrollment: 210 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients wearing double complete denture, patients wearing just removable partial denture and dentate students.

Exclusion criteria

Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research.

Trial design

210 participants in 3 patient groups

Dental students

Description:

Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.

Treatment:

Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Removable partial denture

Description:

Seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous). Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary were not included in the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.

Treatment:

Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination

Double complete denture

Description:

Seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research. A questionnaire and a clinical examination were employed.

Treatment:

Other: A questionnaire and a clinical examination