PREDISPOSIÇÃO DE DCM ENTRE OS SEXOS DOS ALUNOS DA ÁREA DA SAÚDE DO UNIS-MG

Abstract

The temporomandibular joint is a region where the jaw joins the temporal bone and is more complex in the human body, allowing for rotational and translational movements. This joint has an articular disc, with fibrocartilaginous surfaces, ginglimo and condylar type. TMJ dysfunction refers to a set of signs and symptoms, which affect the TMJ and / or the masticatory muscles, as well as structures of the face and neck, related to the maxillomandibular complex. The present study aimed to evaluate the predisposition of DCM in students in the health area of ​​the Centro Universitário do Sul de Minas - UNIS / MG, through comparisons and characterizations of pain between the sexes, the symptomatology between the sexes, the parafunctional habits among genders and muscle palpation between genders. Thus, 50 students from the health area of ​​Unis / MG were evaluated, 25 of whom were female and 25 were male through a questionnaire based on scientific concepts and data found in the literature. The highest incidence of alteration according to the results showed the female gender with 61% and the male gender with 39%. It was concluded, therefore, that the female gender has a higher risk of developing DCMA.