Temporomandibular disorders occurrence in Obstrutive Chronic Disease Patients

Abstract

Introduction: Studies suggest a possible relation between the incidence of respiratory pathologies and occurrence of Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD), relating the obstruction as reason of alterations in the craniocervical and mandibular position to facilate the breath and beat the bigger resistance of aerial ways. Objective: To verify the occurrence of the TMD in patients who suffer of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Methodology: Obsevacional study of tranversal cut to carried in 30 individuals of both the sex, age between 40 and 65 years, carriers of COPD. The collect of the data consisted of the application of a demographic, social and of Anamnesis’ Questionnaires to evaluate and graduate the TMD and in the evaluation of the thoracic mobility, through the cirtometria. Results-Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of TMD in patients with COPD (90%) and a moderate degree of this disfunction was the bigger prevalence. The degree of signals and symptoms of TMD is associated with the severity of the DPOC.