Avaliação global da postura ortostática de indivíduos portadores de distúrbios internos da articulação temporomandibular : aplicabilidade de métodos clínicos, fotográficos e radiográficos / Orthostatic posture global evaluation of subjects with temporomandibular joint internal derangements: applicability of clinical, photographic, and radiographic methods

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002

RESUMO

The temporomandibular joint dysfunctions (TMD) embrace a variety of functional disturbances that may affect the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), masticatory musculature, or both simultaneously. TMJ internal derangements are a specific case of TMD, clinically presented by articular sounds associated to jerk or limited mandibular movements, and often pain. Its etiology and physiopathology are broadly unknown, but it has been suggested that head-neck and body posture factors take part in its genesis and perpetuation. This study aimed at verifying possible relationships between body posture and TMJ internal disarrangements, by comparing 30 subjects presenting typical TMJ internal disarrangement signs (test group) to 20 healthy subjects (control group). Methods used included: 1) clinical, by means of anamnesis and standard files for stomatognatic system characteristics evaluation; 2) plotting and muscular chain analysis on body posture photographs; and 3) lateral cervical spine radiographic analysis. The comparison between the test and control groups has shown sharp lordosis on test group subjects cervical spine, through clinical diagnostic methods; 79% of control group subjects were clinically diagnosed as having cervical spine rectification, and only 10.5% presented hiperlordosis; whereas in the test group 41.4% of subjects had clinically diagnosed cervical spine rectification, 37.9% had physiological cervical spine curvature and 20.7%, hiperlordosis (p=0.03). The test group presented an even higher prevalence of elevated shoulders: 63.3%, against 30% of control group (p=0.04). No other significant statistical relationship was found when comparing both groups. Later the test group was divided into three subgroups according to TMD degree of severity, evaluated by the Helkimo Dysfunctional Index, but the comparative analysis has shown no statistical correlations; nevertheless, the subgroup with most severe dysfunction presented a tendency, though not statistically significant, to higher cervical spine hiperlordosis prevalence (50%) observed on radiography, as well as some body postural alterations, such as head protrusion (100%), shoulder protrusion (100%), and increased lumbar lordosis (83.3%). These findings suggest that cervical spine and shoulders, possibly due to their position close to the temporomandibular system, are intimately related to TMJ internal disarrangement. On the other hand, the scarce statistical relationships between the test and control groups, allied to a tendency to certain body alterations found in the most severed-dysfunction group, lead to concluding that the role of body posture on TMD physiopathology would be of low importance, and would possibly not constitute a TMD etiological factor, but a consequence of it.

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masticatory musculature disfunções temporomandibulares temporomandibular joint músculos matigatórios postura ortostática temporomandibular joint dysfunctions distúrbios da articulação temporomandibular

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