Indicadores precoces de disfunção temporomandibular e identificação de sinais e sintomas em crianças e adolescentes / Early indicators of the temporomandibular dysfunction. Identification of the signs and symptoms in children and adolescents

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

The objective of this work is to identify and discuss signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders present in children and adolescents during the intensive phase of growth and craniofacial development. Adult patients were selected for this work, who did not receive the necessary therapeutic attention and care that certainly defined their present, very differently than if they had been treated in childhood, in a preventive and / or intercepting form. These are cases that have multiple characteristics of oral facial collapse present in various tissues, identified as problems of dental and periodontal origin, temporomandibular joint, skeletal asymmetry of facial bones, changes in posture of the head and neck, and natural ligament and muscle compensation for all of the stomatognathic system, involving consequences on speech, breathing, chewing, swallowing and digestion functions and body posture. Symptoms of discomfort and chronic pain, sometimes of incapacitating character, are common in these patients. Moreover, some cases of children with problems similar to those found in adults studied were selected, but with signs and symptoms that are not so evident. This time they were diagnosed and treated. We aim with this work, to alert all professionals of related areas about the importance of early identification of signs and symptoms to enable a more economical, predictable and stable therapeutic action when compared to cases that are presented at the clinic, after many years without diagnosis or with a vision only focused on solving local problems, without giving due importance to the scope of its meaning.

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maloclusão habitos orais mordida aberta mouth habits pediatria development and growth ossos faciais - crescimento pediatrics open bite temporomandibular disorder facial bones articulação temporomandibular - doenças malocclusion

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