Evaluation of mandibular movement in children with and without temporomandibular disorders

Authors

  • Beatriz Guimarães Ribeiro UNINOVE
  • Joelma Magalhães da Costa Universidade Federal do Amazonas – UFAM
  • Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes UNINOVE
  • Yasmin El Hage Uninove
  • Éric Edmur Camargo Arruda UNINOVE
  • Tabajara de Oliveira Gonzalez UNINOVE
  • Fabiano Politti UNINOVE
  • Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez Universidade Nove de Julho - Uninove. São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v10n4.3040

Keywords:

Child health, Range of motion, articular, Temporomandibular joint, Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome.

Abstract

Introduction: Mandibular movement corresponds to the functionality of the stomatognathic system and its evaluation can contribute as a comparison between children with and without temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Objectives: To evaluate the mandibular movement of children from 6 to 10 years with or without dysfunction. Methods: For assessment of mandibular movement, a digital caliper was used, and the Fonseca’s questionnaire was used to distribute the groups. The children were divided into two groups: Group 1 (G1) without TMD, and Group 2 (G2) with TMD. Results: When mouth opening was compared between groups, G1 presented opening of 42.74 mm, and G2 42.79 mm; in a comparison between genders, male mouth opening was 42.36 mm versus 43.28 mm for females. Conclusion: Measurement of mouth opening did not show a statistically significant difference between groups with and without dysfunction, as well as between genders, even the female children showing greater extent than the male children.

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Author Biographies

Beatriz Guimarães Ribeiro, UNINOVE

Graduada em Fisioterapia

Joelma Magalhães da Costa, Universidade Federal do Amazonas – UFAM

Mestre em Ciencias da Reabilitação - UNINOVE. Professora do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal do Amazonas – UFAM.

Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes, UNINOVE

Mestrando do Programa em Ciências da Reabilitação da Universidade Nove de Julho – UNINOVE

Yasmin El Hage, Uninove

Mestranda do Programa em Ciências da Reabilitação da Universidade Nove de Julho – UNINOVE

Éric Edmur Camargo Arruda, UNINOVE

Graduando do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE

Tabajara de Oliveira Gonzalez, UNINOVE

Professor do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Nove de Julho – UNINOVE

Fabiano Politti, UNINOVE

Professor do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Nove de Julho – UNINOVE

Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez, Universidade Nove de Julho - Uninove. São Paulo, SP

Poutora e Mestre em Biologia Patologia Buco-Dental pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Professora titular do curso de Mestrado em Ciências da Reabilitação da UNINOVE.

Published

2011-12-28

How to Cite

1.
Ribeiro BG, da Costa JM, Gomes CAF de P, Hage YE, Camargo Arruda Éric E, Gonzalez T de O, et al. Evaluation of mandibular movement in children with and without temporomandibular disorders. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2011 Dec. 28 [cited 2024 Jul. 8];10(4):729-34. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/3040

Issue

Section

Applied Sciences