TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS: LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

This article is a literature review on temporomandibular disorders, showing the relevance of this area within dentistry, since the number of individuals with this pathology has been increasing. Through this study, we sought to bring the conception of signs, symptoms and identification of predisposing factors, which is still studied by several professionals in the area, with the objective of finding the etiology of temporomandibular disorder. Many studies point to TMD as more prevalent in women than in men, especially between the age group of 18 and 40 years. Several signs and/or symptoms have been studied, among them the most prevalent are: headaches, neck pain, pain in the region of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ), muscle pain, muscle fatigue, limitation of mouth opening and deviation of the opening and joint noises.