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CODAS
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 17-21Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA FONOAUDIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20162014218
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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Stomatognathic System; Signs and Symptoms; Diagnosis; Women; Men
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- Pro-reitoria de Pesquisa da Universidade de Sao Paulo [11.1.21626.01.7]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Brazil
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Introduction: Women are more likely to present temporomandibular disorders (TMD); however, studies comparing genders in Brazilian samples are rare. Purpose: To analyze the proportion of men and women, as well as the association between gender and age, problem duration, and TMD symptoms in patients admitted to an university clinic for treatment. Methods: Interview and assessment data of protocols from 1,000 patients diagnosed with TMD were collected and analyzed and then divided into two groups, male (n = 177) and female (n = 823). The exploratory analysis was based on contingency tables and.2 test was carried out. Subsequently, the logistic regression model was used and the odds ratios (OR) concerning the evaluated comparisons were calculated. Results: Females were more prevalent in the sample, and mean ages and TMD duration were similar between the groups, with higher occurrence in young adults (19 to 40 years old). The OR values showed an association between the female gender and the signs/ symptoms of pain in the temporomandibular joint, pain in the facial muscles, neck and shoulders, headache, fatigue in the muscles of mastication, otologic symptoms, and dysphonia. Women had two times higher chances of presenting these symptoms than men. Conclusion: In the sample of Brazilian patients with TMD, the number of women who presented a higher prevalence of painful symptoms was greater, followed by otologic symptoms and complaints of dysphonia. The prevalence of joint noise was similar in both studied groups.
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