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BONTEMPO, Kely Virgínia  e  ZAVANELLI, Ricardo Alexandre. Temporomandibular disorder: prevalence and need of treatment in complete denture wearers. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2011, vol.59, n.1, pp. 87-94. ISSN 1981-8637.

OBJECTIVE: This study used the anamnestic and clinical dysfunction Indices developed by Helkimo to determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorder and need of treatment in complete denture wearers. METHODS: The sample consisted of 90 institutionalized patients selected randomly. They had a mean age of 67.2 years and wore upper and lower complete dentures. The collected data were tabulated and the Kruskal-Wallis and chi-square tests were used. The significance level was set at 5% (p<0.05). RESULTS: According to the anamnestic and clinical dysfunction indices, the prevalence of temporomandibular disorder in this sample was 80.0% and 100.0%, respectively, and the need of treatment was 38.9% and 51.1%, respectively. A significant correlation was found between indices anamnestic and clinical dysfunction. CONCLUSION: The prevalences of temporomandibular disorder and need of treatment in complete denture wearers in this sample were high.

Palavras-chave : Mouth edentulous; Complete denture; Temporomandibular joint disords.