Sociodemographic Profile of Elderly People with Temporomandibular Disorder and Depression in Combination with Parkinson's Disease

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ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the sociodemographic profile of elderly people with temporomandibular disorder and depression in Parkinson's disease cases. Material and Methods: It is a cross-sectional cohort cut study, which used secondary data from 124 elderly people with Parkinson's disease (PD). To diagnose temporomandibular disorder (TMD), the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) questionnaire was used, and the variables studied were age, sex, race, education, marital status, family income, stage of the disease, and depression. The statistical analysis performed was descriptive and used absolute numbers and a frequency count. Results: After the application of the eligibility criteria, the patient records of 81 elderly people with Parkinson's disease were selected; 15 presented associated TMD and depression. The average age was 69 years old; 66.67% were male; 46.67% had more than 9 years of schooling; 60% were married or had a partner; 53.33% received between 1 and 2 minimum wages; 33.33% stated they were brown; 80% were in the moderate stage of the disease; 46.66% were in group II according to the RDC/TMD, presenting disk displacement; and 53.33% presented severe depression. Conclusion: It was verified that the elderly people with Parkinson's and associated TMD and depression were male, married or with a partner, on a low income, with nine or more years of schooling, and were in the moderate stage of the disease.