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| Author(s): |
Fernanda Yukie Kobayashi
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba |
| Defense date: | 2013-02-28 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião;
Sandra Kalil Bussadori;
Thais de Souza Barbosa
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| Advisor: | Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião; Paula Midori Castelo |
| Abstract | |
The aim of this work was to evaluate the morphological and physiological variables in children and adolescents with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Two studies were carried out. The first aimed to evaluate the bite force (BF) and the orofacial functions in the different dentition phases (early, intermediate and final mixed dentition and permanent dentition) in children and adolescents with TMD diagnosis. Two-hundred ninety subjects participated; 47 composed the TMD group ad 243 the Control group. The TMD was diagnosed using Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD), axis I. The orofacial functions were evaluated using the Nordic Orofacial Test - Screening (NOT-S) (interview and clinical examination). FM was measured using a digital gnathodynamometer. The age and body mass index (BMI) were considered. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistic, Student or Mann-Whitney test, Pearson or Spearman correlation, chi-square, binomial test or Fisher exact test and logistic regression (?=0.05). The prevalence of TMDs was higher for girls in permanent dentition (p=0.014) and for boys in intermediated mixed dentition (p=0.006). For TMD group the scores of NOT-S interview and the NOT-S total were higher than the Control group (p=0.026 and p=0.0063, respectively). There was not differences in BF between genders and groups (p>0.05). The variables included in the multivariate logistic regression were BMI and NOT-S (interview, exam and total). Sensory function of the interview was the domain that determined the significant difference in the proportions of subjects between groups (p=0.021). It was observed a greater number of boys and girls with alterations in face at rest domain in NOT-S exam. Concluding, the dentition phases and BF were not associated with TMD. The BF was correlated with age and BMI. The orofacial dysfunction was considered the predictor for TMD, but the cross-sectional design of the study infers that this association may be bidirectional. The second study aimed to quantify the stress biomarkers, cortisol and alpha-amylase, in children and adolescents with TMD, diagnosed using RDC/TMD, axis I. Thirty six subjects, aged from 7 to 14 years composed the TMD group and 36 the Control group, matched by gender, age and presence of bruxism. The saliva was collected at home during two alternate days, in the morning at awakening while lying in bed, 30 and 60 minutes after awakening (fasting), at night, at 8 pm. The salivary cortisol was assayed by enzyme immunoassay and the alpha-amylase by enzymatic automated method. The data were analyzed by Shapiro-Wilks test, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney test and Spearman coefficient (?=0.05). The area under the curve (AUCG) of salivary cortisol and amylase concentrations against time was calculated by trapezoid method respective to the ground level. There was no difference for salivary cortisol and sAA AUCG, neither for BMI between groups. The correlations between the two biomarkers were not significant for both groups. It was concluded that the levels of salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase were not altered in children and adolescents with TMD (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/01447-0 - Orofacial and temporomandibular dysfunction evaluation, bite force and salivary cortisol and amylase levels in children and adolescents |
| Grantee: | Fernanda Yukie Kobayashi |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |