Brazilian Journal of Pain
https://brjp.org.br/article/doi/10.5935/2595-0118.20190040
Brazilian Journal of Pain
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Correlations between masticatory muscle activity, quality of life, and dysfunction severity in women with chronic temporomandibular disorder

Relação entre atividade elétrica mastigatória, qualidade de vida e gravidade da disfunção em mulheres com disfunção temporomandibular crônica

Carlos Eduardo Fassicollo; Barbara Camila Flissak Graefling; Lilian Gerdi Kittel Ries

http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/2595-0118.20190040 BrJP, vol.2, n3, p.225-231, 2019
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Assessing the possible interactions between the activity of masticatory muscles and quality of life and severity of the temporomandibular disorder can help clarify how changes in muscle activity can be associated with a chronic temporomandibular disorder in women. This study aimed to investigate the correlations between masticatory electrical activity during mandibular resting, maximum voluntary contraction, the severity of the temporomandibular disorder, and quality of life in women with chronic temporomandibular disorder and to compare these parameters with healthy asymptomatic controls.

METHODS: Sixty women, 30 with temporomandibular disorder and 30 asymptomatic, participated in this case-control observational study. Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder was used to identify the presence or absence of temporomandibular disorder. The SF-36 questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life in participants, and ProTMDmulti-part-II was applied to assess the severity of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder.

RESULTS: During jaw clenching, the masticatory activity of the right temporal and left masseter muscles, the symmetry of the masseter muscles, and anteroposterior coefficient were significantly smaller in the temporomandibular disorder group than in the asymptomatic group. Masticatory activity at rest, signs and symptoms of chronic temporomandibular disorder, and impairment of the quality of life were correlated using Spearman coefficient (p<0.05).

CONCLUSION: Our results contribute to findings on the associations between the masticatory activity in chronic signs and symptoms of the temporomandibular disorder, impairment in quality of life, and differences in the masticatory activity during clenching in patients with temporomandibular disorder and controls.

Keywords

Chronic pain, Electromyography, Masticatory muscles, Quality of life, Temporomandibular disorder

Resumo

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a possível interação entre a atividade dos músculos mastigatórios com a qualidade de vida e a gravidade da disfunção temporomandibular pode ajudar a esclarecer como as alterações na atividade muscular podem estar associadas a mulheres com disfunção temporomandibular crônica. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a correlação entre atividade elétrica mastigatória durante o repouso mandibular, contração voluntária máxima, gravidade da disfunção temporomandibular e qualidade de vida em mulheres com disfunção temporomandibular crônica e comparar esses parâmetros com indivíduos assintomáticos (grupo controle).

MÉTODOS: Sessenta mulheres, 30 com disfunção temporomandibular e 30 assintomáticas, participaram deste estudo observacional caso-controle. O instrumento critérios diagnósticos para disfunções temporomandibulares foi usado para detectar a presença ou ausência de disfunção temporomandibular. O questionário SF-36 foi usado para avaliar a qualidade de vida, e o ProDTMmulti parte II foi aplicado para avaliar a gravidade dos sinais e sintomas de disfunção temporomandibular. A atividade mastigatória durante o repouso mandibular e apertamento dentário foram medidos usando eletromiografia de superfície.

RESULTADOS: Durante o apertamento dentário, a atividade do músculo masseter, temporal direito e esquerdo, simetria do masseter e coeficiente anteroposterior foram significativamente menores no grupo disfunção temporomandibular em comparação ao grupo assintomático. A atividade mastigatória em repouso, sinais e sintomas de disfunção temporomandibular crônica e os prejuízos na qualidade de vida foram correlacionados conforme determinado pelo coeficiente de Spearman (p<0,05).

CONCLUSÃO: Os presentes achados contribuem para evidenciar as associações entre atividade mastigatória em sinais e sintomas crônicos de disfunção temporomandibular, comprometimento da qualidade de vida e diferenças na atividade mastigatória durante o apertamento dentário entre disfunção temporomandibular e grupo controle.

Palavras-chave

Dor crônica, Eletromiografia, Músculos da mastigação, Qualidade de vida, Síndrome da disfunção da articulação temporomandibular

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Submitted date:
04/18/2019

Accepted date:
08/05/2019

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