Standardization of teste for evaluation of temporomandibular dysfunction and its skilful importance

Abstract

The temporomandibular articulation dysfunction reaches around 20% of adult population. Frequently the odontolegist and/or the general practice dentist meet with the hard work to evaluat and quantify the produced damage, when he realizes the installation of all the symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction, caused by any of these factors: occlusion, psychological, structural or originated from different kinds of accidentes or resulted from professional acts. Because of the absence of methods and techniques' standardization to evaluate the affected area and the consequences of this dysfunction in the organism, and the necessity to establish the "quantum" of functional reduction to the responsible authorities to determine the value of a posterior indemnity, it was done in this study a standardization of the methods and techniques used, aiming a better quantification and evaluation of this temporomandibular dysfunction. It was made an initial anamnesis (previous formulate questionnaire) besides a physical, radiographic and electromyography examination. Analyzing the total of these results, we obtained the destruction level of temporomandibular articulation function. Based in the procedures made in this study it was possible to evaluate and also to quantify the damages caused at the stomatognathic system and the its consequences.