Association between obstructive sleep apnea and temporomandibular disorders: A meta-analysis.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very common condition in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). However, there is little evidence of a connection between them.

Objective: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess the association between OSA and TMD in adult population.

Short-Term Effect of Scalp Acupuncture on Pain, Sleep Disorders, and Quality of Life in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objetive: To evaluate the effects of Chinese scalp acupuncture in patients diagnosed with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) on pain, sleep, and quality of life (QOL), and compare these results with the results from traditional therapies.

Methods: Sixty patients diagnosed with TMD using the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMD) were allocated into four treatment groups: counseling (C = 15), occlusal splint (OS = 15), scalp acupuncture (SA = 15), and manual therapy (MT = 15). Participants were re-evaluated within 1 month.

Conservative therapies to treat pain and anxiety associated with temporomandibular disorders: a randomized clinical trial.

Introduction: Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is a condition that affects the stomatognathic system.

Objective: To determine the effect of treatment with an occlusal splint (OS), manual therapy (MT), counselling (CS) and the combination of an occlusal splint and counselling (OSCS) on pain and anxiety in patients with TMD.

Materials And Methods: A randomised clinical trial was conducted with 89 patients diagnosed with TMD through RDC/TMD (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders) and divided into four groups of treatment: OSCS (n = 25); OS (n = 24); MT (n = 21); and CS (n = 19).

Short-term effectiveness of conservative therapies in pain, quality of life, and sleep in patients with temporomandibular disorders: A randomized clinical trial.

: To evaluate, in the short term, the effectiveness of conservative therapies in pain, quality of life, and sleep in TMD patients.: Eighty-nine TMD patients diagnosed by RDC-TMD were distributed in occlusal splints (OS; n= 24), manual therapy (MT; n= 21), counseling (C; n= 19), and OS associated with C (OSC; n= 25) therapy groups. Data collection was performed at baseline and within one month by VAS (pain), PSQI (sleep quality -SQ), WHOQOL-BREF (Quality of life - QL) and OHIP-14 (quality of life related to oral health -QLOH).

Relationship between anxiety and temporomandibular disorders in dental students.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in dental students and its correlation with anxiety.

Methods: After probability sampling, 105 students were selected. The diagnosis of TMD was carried out using the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) - Axis I; the anxiety level was obtained by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Psychosocial aspects and temporomandibular disorders in dental students.

Objective: Dental students have high levels of anxiety that can affect not only academic performance but also increase the risk for other diseases. It is believed that the increase in the incidence of chronic orofacial pain in temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) may have an impact on the quality of life and general health of subjects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of TMD in dental students and its association with general health, quality of life, and anxiety.

Periodontal Conditions of Abutments and Non-Abutments in Removable Partial Dentures over 7 Years of Use.

Purpose: To evaluate the periodontal conditions and integrity of abutment and non-abutment teeth of patients evaluated 7 years after insertion of the removable partial denture (RPD).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-two patients (17 women, 5 men) were assessed at the moment of denture insertion and 7 years later. The following items were verified in each assessment: bleeding on probing (BP), probing depth (PD), gingival recession (GR), and mobility (M), comparing direct and indirect abutment teeth, and the teeth not involved in the denture design.

Does a mandibular RDP and new maxillary CD improve masticatory efficiency and quality of life in patients with a mandibular Kennedy class I arch?

Objectives: To evaluate the change in masticatory efficiency and quality of life of patients treated with mandibular Kennedy class I removable partial dentures (RPDs) and maxillary complete dentures at the Department of Dentistry of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

Materials And Methods: A total of 33 Kennedy class I patients were rehabilitated with maxillary complete dentures, and mandibular RPDs were selected for this non-randomized prospective intervention study. The patients had a mean age of 59.

Association between prosthetic factors and temporomandibular disorders in complete denture wearers.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in denture wearers and the association between prosthetic factors and this condition.

Background: There is no consensus about the relationship between prosthetic factors and TMD among denture wearers.

Materials And Methods: The sample was composed of 92 patients wearing both maxillary and mandibular complete dentures.

Evaluation of complete denture quality and masticatory efficiency in denture wearers.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate (1) the influence of complete denture quality and years of denture use on masticatory efficiency and (2) the relationship between complete denture quality and years of use.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 93 edentulous patients (mean age: 65.6 years) wearing both mandibular and maxillary dentures.