Prevalence of Signs and Symptoms of TMD in Patients Wearing Double Complete Dentures, RPD and in Dentistry Students.
Condition: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
MeSH terms: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      It was proposed in this study to evaluate the prevalence of TMD signs and symptoms in State
      University of West of Parana's dental students with natural dentition, in patients with
      removable partial dentures and double complete dentures.
    

Detailed description: 
      The Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) has a high prevalence among the population. Objectives:
      To evaluate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of TMD. Methodology: 210 randomly selected
      individuals were evaluated, being divided into three groups with seventy individuals each:
      Group 1 - dental students with natural dentition. Group 2 - patients with removable partial
      dentures. And Group 3 - patients with double complete dentures. The questionnaire of the
      American Academy of Orofacial Pain for triage was employed, then, clinical evaluation was
      carried out.
    

Intervention name(s): A questionnaire and a clinical examination
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially edentulous) and seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one complete denture were not included in the research.
Observational model: Cohort
Time perspective: Cross-Sectional
Sampling method: Probability Sample
Study population: 
        Seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE, seventy patients
        treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture (partially
        edentulous) and seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in Center for Dental
        Specialties of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil.
      
Biospecimen description: 
      The sample consisted of 210 individuals, aged 19-90 years (average 44.5 years) of both
      genders, divided into 3 groups:

      Group 1 - seventy dental students of State University of West of Paraná - UNIOESTE; Group 2 -
      seventy patients treated at the UNIOESTE Dental Clinic that wore removable partial denture
      (partially edentulous); Group 3 - seventy patients with double complete dentures treated in
      Center for Dental Specialties of Cascavel - PR.

      Students in orthodontic treatment or with less than one year after the end of orthodontic
      treatment were excluded from the research. Patients wearing a complete denture in one
      maxillary and a removable partial denture in another maxillary, and patients wearing just one
      complete denture were not included in the research.
    
Keywords: Temporomandibular disorders.; Dental prosthesis.; Dental students