The prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) increases during adolescence and adulthood. Few studies have examined TMD prevalence in Brazilian adolescents.
To investigate ...the prevalence of TMD in Brazilian adolescents.
A representative population-based sample of 934 adolescents (10-14-years-old) was examined. TMD screening was performed using a questionnaire by the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. TMD diagnoses used research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMD-Axis-I). Examinations were performed by a single calibrated examiner (kappa > 0.80).
The prevalence of TMD symptoms was 34.9%; the most frequently reported symptoms were headache and neck ache (20.9%), followed by joint sounds (18.5%). Myofascial pain was the most prevalent type (10.3%), followed by disc displacement with reduction (8.0%) and arthralgia (3.5%). There was a significant association between sex and TMD symptoms; prevalence was significantly higher in girls (RP = 1.37; 95% CI = 1.14-1.65; p = 0.001). Myofascial pain of TMD and displacement with reduction were more prevalent in girls (RP = 1.76; p = 0.007 and RP = 2.06; p = 0.004, respectively).
TMD symptoms were present in 34.9% of adolescents, with myofascial pain being the most prevalent type (10.3%). TMD was significantly more common in girls. Routine pediatric dental care should include a TMD screening.
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Summary
Background
Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) is a multifactorial condition, which could be associated to occlusal and psychological factors, such as anxiety.
Objective
Investigate if anxiety ...and malocclusion are associated with the prevalence of TMD in adolescents.
Methods
To ensure a population‐based representative sample, 934 adolescents aged 10 to 14 years old from Curitiba‐PR, Brazil were randomly selected and examined according to Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) and malocclusion by a single‐calibrated examiner (Kappa > 0.80). Anxiety was assessed according to trait anxiety (STAI‐T), categorised as high, moderate and low levels. For occlusal exam, it was considered: Angel's molar relationship, anterior and posterior crossbite, excessive overjet, open and deep bite. The associations were analysed by the crude and adjusted prevalence ration (RPa) of TMJ, calculated by a Poisson multivariate regression with robust variance (α = 0.05).
Results
The prevalence of at least one type of malocclusion was found in 52.3%. Anxiety was found in high level (12.2%), moderate (70.4%) and low (17.5%). Presence of high anxiety was significantly associated with the prevalence of TMD symptoms (RPa = 4.06, P < 0.001), as well as the prevalence of myofascial pain (RPa = 24.78; P < 0.001) and prevalence of disc displacement with reduction (RPa = 11.08, P < 0.001). Adolescents Class II had higher prevalence of myofascial pain (Class II RPa = 1.73; P < 0.015) than adolescents Class I. Adolescents Class III presented higher prevalence of myofascial pain (PRa 2.53; P = 0.004) than adolescents Class I.
Conclusion
Anxiety is strongly associated with TMD in adolescents. Presence of Class II or III is associated with higher prevalence of myofascial pain in adolescentsPLESAE check and approve the edit made in the article title.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate whether genetic polymorphisms in AMELX, AMBN, ENAM, TFIP11, and TUFT1 genes are associated with dental fluorosis (DF). A total of 1,017 children from 2 Brazilian ...cohorts were evaluated. These populations lived in cities with fluoridation of public water supplies. DF was assessed in erupted permanent teeth using the modified Dean index. The polymorphisms rs946252, rs12640848, rs4694075, rs5997096, and rs4970957 were analyzed by real-time PCR from genomic DNA. Associations between DF, genotype, and allele distribution were evaluated using the χ2 test, with an alpha of 5%. The polymorphisms rs4694075, rs5997096, and rs4970957 in AMBN, TFIP11, and TUFT1 were associated with DF (p < 0.05). In conclusion, enamel matrix genes are associated with DF.
Background
Few studies have evaluated the oral health status of children with a history of maltreatment.
Aim
This case–control study evaluated oral health in children who were victims of abuse and in ...child protective services in Curitiba, Brazil.
Design
One hundred twenty‐two children who were victims of abuse and 240 children with no history of abuse (mean ages, 8.56 and 8.24 years, respectively) were included in the study. Dental caries were assessed according to the Decayed, Missing, or Filled Teeth index (dmft index and DMFT index) by two calibrated examiners. The presence of anterior open bite and posterior crossbite was recorded. Data were analyzed using bivariate and adjusted odds ratios using a multivariate logistic regression model analyses.
Results
In the case group, we found a higher DMFT index (P < 0.001) and a significantly higher prevalence of missing primary teeth (P = 0.04), untreated decayed permanent teeth (P < 0.001), filled permanent teeth (P < 0.001), and anterior open bite (P = 0.04). Children who were victims of abuse presented an odds ratio of 6.48 (95% CI: 3.52–11.95) for caries in permanent teeth and an odds ratio of 2.28 (95% CI: 1.04–4.99) for open bite.
Conclusion
Victims of child abuse had a worse oral health status, demonstrating the need to establish special policies for oral healthcare for this population.
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Abstract Objective: To translate and culturally adapt the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale - Faces (MCDASf) into Brazilian Portuguese. Material and Methods: The MCDASf consists of eight questions ...about anxiety toward dental procedures that are answered on a five-point Likert scale ranging from “not worried” (1 point) to “very worried” (5 points). The answers correspond to a scale of face drawings ranging from extremely negative to extremely positive. The process consisted of initial translation, back-translation, expert committee review, and pretesting. Results: The first revised version was applied to 32 children aged 5 to 12 years, 16 from the city of Governador Valadares, Brazil (southeastern region) and 16 from the city of Pelotas, Brazil (southern region). In the first pretest, Item 5 was misunderstood by 6.25% of children in the southern region; Item 6 by 6.25% in both regions; Items 7 and 8 by 87.5% and 100% of those from the southeastern region, respectively, and by 12.5% and 25% of those from the southern region, respectively. Items 7 and 8 were modified by the expert committee, and the second revised version was applied to 32 children, 16 from each region. The only misunderstood items were 4 and 5, both by a 7-year-old boy in Governador Valadares. Conclusion: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the MCDASf was well understood by the sample of children.
Oral diseases are among the problems that most affect the quality of life of people in the world. Traditional methods for drug treatment of these diseases are almost always expensive and, in ...addition, they cause side effects and can promote an increase in bacterial resistance. Thus, the demand for plant-derived products, such as herbal, floral and essential oils, has been growing every day, favoring the development of new therapeutic products that can replace or complement traditional therapeutic treatment. Among the natural products that have been gaining space, essential oils (EOs) stand out. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of thyme, oregano, copaiba, tea tree and frankincense EOs in inhibiting the growth of Enterococcus faecalis bacteria. The oil diffusion technique in agar was performed to evaluate the efficiency of the EOs, at different concentrations: 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The EOs that showed the greatest inhibition halo were, in decreasing order: Thyme Oil (5.0 mm), Tea tree Oil (4.70 mm) and Oregano Oil (3.75mm) in the concentration of 100%, with results similar to 0.12% chlorhexidine (positive control), whose inhibition halo was 3 mm. Copaiba and Frankincense oils were not efficient to inhibit bacterial growth at concentrations of 25, 50 and 75%. The results obtained in this research demonstrated that thyme, tea tree and oregano oils inhibited the growth of Enterococcus faecalis bacteria.
Revisar a literatura, de modo sistematizado, para esclarecimento acerca do uso de produtos naturais contra Streptococcus mutans. Material e Métodos: Foi realizada uma busca nas bases de dados PubMed, ...Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Bibliografia Brasileira de Odontologia (BBO) via Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) e Biblioteca Eletrônica Científica Online (SciELO). Não foram feitas restrições quanto ao ano nem ao idioma. Empregaram-se os descritores padronizados (Medical Subject Headings – MeSH) “Streptococcus mutans”, “natural products” e “produtos naturais”, conforme a base consultada, com uso dos operadores booleanos “AND” para que se fizesse uma combinação entre o microrganismo e os produtos naturais. Resultados: De um total de 83 textos identificados, foram lidos e analisados na íntegra 38 deles. Em todos os artigos incluídos foi constatado o uso de diversos produtos naturais contra a ação de S. mutans, e a maioria teve ótima ação contra o microrganismo. Conclusão: Os produtos naturais incluídos e analisados nessa revisão podem ser empregados contra S. mutans e, assim, auxiliar na prevenção da cárie dentária.
O uso de metodologias ativas no processo de ensino-aprendizagem vem sendo amplamente difundido em muitas instituições de ensino e a Odontologia não foge desse contexto. Além de trazer aos estudantes ...uma visão mais global, oferece mais autonomia individual e consciência coletiva, uma vez que o trabalho mais ativo, com problematizações, é benéfico para o desenvolvimento dos mesmos. Frente a isso, aqui é relatada a experiência da produção de um vídeo em 360º, de uma situação rotineira em Odontologia: o preparo do paciente e a lavagem das mãos em centro cirúrgico. O material elaborado se propõe a servir como ferramenta para que o estudante possa assisti-lo previamente às práticas subsequentes, pois assim terá a possibilidade de estar mais adaptado, o que parece favorecer a execução de algumas atividades odontológicas. A ferramenta aqui apresentada é um recurso novo que pode ser combinado com métodos tradicionais de ensino e seu impacto deve ser avaliado.
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