Relationship between myofascial pain and facial types: an observational study / Relação entre dor miofascial e tipos faciais: um estudo observacional

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a term that covers a number of clinical problems involving the masticatory muscles, TMJ and all associated structures leading to signs and symptoms such as jaw pain, otalgia, headaches and limitation of function. In this context, TMD has been related to facial type and there are three distinct facial types (euryprosopic, mesoprosopic, and leptoprosopic). Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between myofascial pain and facial types classified by the RDC/TMD Axis I. Material and Methods: this study was composed of 64 women aged between 12 and 49 years, using data obtained from two institutions. We used the anthropometric methodology, which meets the criteria of simplicity and reliability. We also applied the Brugsh Facial Index. The individuals were classified as euryprosopic (51.56%), mesoprosopic (12.50%) and leptoprosopic (35.94%), without statistical significance among the groups (p=0,3492). Results: there is no statistical difference between the age groups (p=0.2976) and no association between facial type and age range. Conclusion: this study found that there was a correlation between myofascial pain and facial types, with the predominance of euryprosopic faced women aged between 20 and 29 years when compared with other facial types and other age groups. (AU)

A Disfunção Temporomandibular é um termo que cobre uma série de problemas clínicos envolvendo os músculos mastigatórios, ATM e todas as estruturas associadas que levam a sinais e sintomas como dor na mandíbula, otalgia, dores de cabeça e limitação de função. Nesse contexto, a DTM tem sido relacionada ao tipo facial que são classificados em três tipos distintos (euryprosopo, mesoprosopo e leptoprosopo). Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a correlação entre a dor miofascial e os tipos faciais classificados pelo RDC/TMD Eixo I. Material e Métodos: este estudo foi composto por 64 mulheres com idade entre 12 e 49 anos, utilizando dados obtidos em duas instituições. Utilizou-se a metodologia antropométrica, que atende aos critérios de simplicidade e de confiabilidade. Também foi utilizado o Índice Facial de Brugsh. Os indivíduos foram classificados em euriprosopo (51,56%), mesoprosopo (12,50%) e leptoprosopo (35, 94%), sem significância estatística entre os grupos (p = 0,3492). Resultados: não houve diferença estatística entre as faixas etárias (p = 0,2976) e nenhuma associação entre tipo facial e faixa etária. Conclusão: este estudo constatou que houve correlação entre dor miofascial e tipos faciais, com predomínio de mulheres euriprosopo com idade entre 20 a 29 anos quando comparadas com outros tipos faciais e outras faixas etárias.(AU)

The effect of occlusal disorder on the thickness of temporomandibular joint disc / 实用口腔医学杂志

Objectives: To investigate the effects of cent ra l disordered occlusion on the thickness of TMJ disc. Methods:The thickness of temporomandibular joint disc was measured in 5 cadavers with centr al disordered occlusion, including secondary malocclusion caused by loss of post erior tooth for a comparable long time with collapse of neighbor teeth and supra -eruption of its antagonized tooth, the supra-erupted third molar resulted fro m lack of antagonized tooth for a comparable long time and individual posterior tooth cross bite or reverse cross bite asymmetrically. Other 7 cadavers without central disordered occlusion served as controls. All samples were examined histo logically for the TMJ disc thickness. Out of 18 New Zealand rabbits, aged 5 mont hs, 9 were treated orthodontically to pull the first premolar move medially, occ luding with its opposite un-coincidently, central disordered occlusion was grad ually induced. The other 9 rabbits served as blank controls. The TMJs were sampl ed 3 months after beginning of the experiments, stained with HE and observed und er microscope. Results: In both cadavers and animals, the TMJ di sc was found much thicker in central disordered occlusion group than that in the control group (P