Objective: Relate the parafunctional habits and the clinical characteristics of the temporomandibular joint. Methods: 125 patients aged 18 to 50 years were evaluated, the presence of joint noise was diagnosed, clinical characteristics such as restriction of the mouth opening, irregularity in the movement of opening and closing, pain of chewing muscles, joint pain, wear facets and parafunctional habits such as bruxism, unilateral chewing and biting of objects. Results: 34% of the patients presented noise in the temporomandibular joint. The bruxism, presented significant relationship with restriction of the mouth opening (p=0.0013), irregularity in the movement of opening and closing(p=0.0065), muscle pain (p<0.001), wear facets (p=0.0048), and no relationship was found with joint pain (p=0.0489). Unilateral mastication was significantly related to all clinical characteristics evaluated...

Objetivo: Relacionar los hábitos parafuncionales y las características clínicas de la articulación temporomandibular. Métodos: Se evaluaron 125 pacientes de 18 a 50 años, se diagnosticó la presencia de ruido articular, características clínicas como restricción de la apertura bucal, irregularidad en el movimiento de apertura y cierre, dolor de músculos masticadores, dolor articular, facetas de desgastes y hábitos parafuncionales como bruxismo, masticación unilateral y mordedura de objetos. Resultados: El 34% de los pacientes presentaron ruido en la articulación temporomandibular. El bruxismo, presentó relación significativa con restricción de la apertura bucal (p=0,0013), irregularidad en el movimiento de apertura y cierre (p=0,0065), dolor muscular (p<0,001), faceta de desgaste (p=0,0048), y no se encontró relación con el dolor articular (p=0,0489). La masticación ...

Objective. Describe the perception of oral health in older adults who attend Grandparents’ Clubs and a university dental clinic. Methods. Descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Corrientes, Argentina, in 97 adults over 60 years old. An interrogation and oral clinical examination were performed. To assess the perception of oral health, the Assessment Index in Oral Health in Geriatrics (GOHAI) was used. Results. The 97 older adults who participated, 75.3% (n=73) corresponded to the female sex. The mean age of the population was 67.1 ± 4.4 years, it was observed that for 86.4% the self-perception of their oral health is negative. When comparing the group of older adults who attend Grandparents’ Clubs and the older adults who attend the dental clinic, statistically significant differences were found in the perception of oral health (p = 0.0001). No statistically ...