Oral health-related quality of life in women with temporomandibular joint disk anterior displacement before and after disk repositioning and anchoring surgery assessed with the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14).

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess and compare oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) in women with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disk displacement without reduction, before disk repositioning and anchoring surgery, in short-term follow-up, in different age groups, and with use of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). STUDY DESIGN: Fifty women ages between 17 and 60 years were divided into 4 age groups: 17-27, 28-38, 39-49, and 50-60 years. All the patients were asked to answer the OHIP-14 form before surgery and during their short-term follow-up. Seven domains of OHRQOL were rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 (never) to 4 (very often). Domains' scores and total OHIP-14 were compared between times by using Student's t test in the whole sample and in the 4 age groups. RESULTS: Both the whole sample and the age groups (17-27, 28-38, 39-49 years) showed a statistically significant decrease in all scores (P < .01). The age group 50-60 years showed a decrease in scores significant only in functional limitation (P = .05) CONCLUSIONS: TMJ disk anterior displacement had a negative impact on women's OHRQOL because of physical pain, physical disability, and psychological discomfort. TMJ disk repositioning and anchoring surgery improved overall OHRQOL in patients between 17 and 49 years of age; however, in patients between 50 and 60 years of age, there was improvement only in physical pain.

Perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes com câncer bucal em um CEO / Epidemiologic Profile of the Patients with Oral Cancer in a CEO

Foi realizado um estudo retrospectivo com o objetivo de verificar o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes com câncer bucal, diagnosticados por biópsia e exame histopatológico, registrados nos arquivos de um Centro de Especialidades Odontológicas (CEO), no período de outubro de 2006 a fevereiro de 2013. Observou-se a prevalência relacionada entre os tipos de tumores, suas localizações, relação com tabagismo, diferenças entre os sexos, doenças sistêmicas associadas, grupos etários e tempo de evolução. Foram avaliados os dados obtidos de 1816 prontuários, dos quais 73 tiveram diagnóstico histopatológico de lesões malignas da boca. O tipo histológico mais frequente de câncer bucal encontrado neste estudo foi o carcinoma espino-celular, com 76,71% dos casos, estando diretamente relacionado ao tabagismo, acometendo principalmente pacientes em uma faixa etária de 50 a 59 anos... (AU)

The aim of this retrospective study is to verify the epidemiological profile of patients with oral cancer, diagnosed by biopsy and histopathology exam. It was evaluated the prevalence related to tumor type, their locations, and compared with smoking, gender, systemic diseases, age groups and time elapsed, registered in the archives of a Dental Specialty Center (CEO) in the period between October 2006 to February 2013. It was evaluated the data obtained from medical records of 1816 patients, of which 73 had histopathologic diagnosis of malignant lesions of the mouth. The most frequent type of oral cancer in this study was the squamous cell carcinoma, with 76.71% of cases, which was directly related to smoking, affecting mainly patients in an age range from 50 to 59 years... (AU)