Submitted by Rosangela Silva (rosangela.silva3@unioeste.br) on 2017-08-29T13:20:46Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Rodrigues, Manuel da Fonseca.pdf: 3872530 bytes, checksum: 0eb7d5c98bacc5230287c713130f1c01 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-29T13:20:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Rodrigues, Manuel da Fonseca.pdf: 3872530 bytes, checksum: 0eb7d5c98bacc5230287c713130f1c01 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of pain in the temporomandibular articulation (TMA), in the masticatory muscles and orofacial region. Its etiology is multifactorial, it is associated mainly to the occlusal pattern, emotional stress, parafunctional habits among others, and it is more common in women between the third and the fourth decade of life. There are several therapeutic modalities for TMD pain relief: pharmacotherapy, the Michigan myorelaxing plaque (MP), physiotherapy, psychoanalysis, acupuncture, auriculotherapy and laser auriculotherapy (LA), which are potentially beneficial about the painful and emotional aspects in TMD. The goals of this study were evaluate the effectiveness of using LA for pain relief and emotional aspects in TMD and the clinical effects of the association of the therapeutic use of MP with LA. To establish comparison parameters it was used a control group with MP. This study consisted on the participation of 31 volunteers selected from inclusion and exclusion criteria, and divided in three groups: G1 n= 11 - Myorelaxing Plaque, G2 n= 8 - Myorelaxing Plaque and Laser Auriculotherapy, G3 n= 10 - Laser Auriculotherapy. The patients were evaluated in the times T0 (Immediate), T1 (4 weeks) and T2 (8 weeks), according to the criteria and scales of RDCTMD. The results revealed that the laser auriculotherapy has significant effects on the physical and emotional aspects of TMD and that the association of the plaque with the laser auriculotherapy presented the best results on the physical aspects of TMD. / A disfunção temporomandibular (DTM) é uma condição clínica caracterizada pela presença de dor na articulação temporomandibular (ATM), nos músculos mastigatórios e região orofacial. Sua etiologia é multifatorial estando associada principalmente ao padrão oclusal, estresse emocional, hábitos parafuncionais, dentre outros, sendo mais comum em mulheres entre a terceira e a quarta década de vida. Há várias modalidades terapêuticas para o alívio da dor em DTM: farmacoterapia, a placa miorrelaxante de Michigan (PM), fisioterapia, psicanálise, acupuntura, auriculoterapia e auriculoterapia com laser (AL), as quais se mostram potencialmente benéficas sobre os aspectos dolorosos e emocionais em DTM. Os objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar a eficácia do uso da AL para o alívio da dor e aspectos emocionais em DTM e os efeitos clínicos da associação do uso terapêutico da PM com a AL. Para estabelecer parâmetros de comparação foi usado um grupo controle com PM. Este estudo constou da participação de 31 voluntários selecionados a partir de critérios de inclusão e exclusão, e divididos em 3 grupos: G1 n =11 – Placa miorrelaxante, G2 n= 8 – Placa miorrelaxante associada a Auriculoterapia Laser, G3 n =10– Auriculoterapia Laser. Os pacientes foram avaliados nos tempos TO (Imediato), T1 (4 semanas) e T2 (8 semanas), de acordo com os critérios e escalas do RDC-TMD. Os resultados revelaram que a auriculoterapia laser possui efeitos significativos sobre os aspectos físicos e emocionais da DTM e que a associação da placa com a auriculoterapia laser apresentou os melhores resultados sobre os aspectos físicos da DTM.

Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar os efeitos da acupuntura em dois diferentes grupos de pacientes portadores de Disfunções Temporomandibulares (DTM), um deles com DTM de característica apenas muscular (MUSC), e o outro com DTM muscular associada a desordem articular (ART). Participaram dessa pesquisa 68 pacientes, 32 no grupo MUSC e 36 no grupo ART. Os pacientes de cada grupo foram aleatoriamente subdivididos em dois grupos, que receberam diferentes tratamentos por acupuntura. Um grupo foi tratado com pontos próximos ao local da dor (VG20, VB20, TA21, E6 e E7), e o outro, com pontos à distância (IG4 e YinTang). Foram 6 sessões semanais, cada uma com duração de 20 minutos. Os pacientes foram avaliados por meio de escala visual analógica (VAS), limiar de dor à pressão por algômetro, sensibilidade dolorosa à palpação digital, extensão de movimentos mandibulares, questionário para medir o impacto da dor na qualidade de vida (OHIP-14), questionário de qualidade do sono (SAQ) e questionário para avaliar a percepção dos sinais e sintomas pelo paciente (ProDTMmulti). As avaliações foram feitas em 4 momentos diferentes, o inicial, no primeiro contato com o paciente após o período de triagem, o controle, após 4 semanas sem qualquer intervenção terapêutica, o final, após 6 sessões semanais de acupuntura, e o de acompanhamento, 4 semana após o fim do tratamento, sem que nenhum intervenção fosse feita. Os resultados demonstraram que as melhorias estatisticamente significativas para os grupos experimentais foram observadas de maneira generalizada para a avaliação subjetiva da dor, em que todos os grupos de comportaram de maneira semelhante, apesar de os melhores resultados terem sido observados em ART-PD. Em todos os outros parâmetros de avaliação foi possível observar aspectos de melhoria dos grupos com significância estatística (p<0,05), mas não de maneira generalizada como na VAS. Parâmetros objetivos, como extensão de movimentos mandibulares e algometria, mostraram uma tendência para melhoria, embora sem significância estatística para todos os grupos. A acupuntura foi um tratamento considerado eficiente no controle da dor e dos outros aspectos avaliados em pacientes com DTM muscular associada ou não a alterações articulares. / This study aimed to evaluate the effect of acupuncture treatment in two diferent types of temporo-mandibular disorder (TMD) pacients: muscular TMD (MUSC) and a muscular plus articular TMD (ART). Out of 68 patientes, 32 were classified to the MUSC group and the other 36 ones for the ART group. Patientes of each group were randomly assigned into two subgroups according to type of practiced acupuncture. One subgroup were treated with local acupuncture, next (PL) to the pain location (VG20, VB20, TA21, E6 e E7), and the other one were treated with needles inserted distant (PD) to the pain location (IG4 e YinTang). Six weekly 20min treatment sections were performed. The patients were evaluated according to Visual Analogic Scale (VAS), pressure pain thresold by algometer, digital pressure pain sensation, mandibular movements extension, quality of life questionaire (OHIP-14), sleep quality questionaire (SAQ), and signals and simptoms questionaire (ProDTMmulti). Evaluations were performed at for different moments: initially, at the first meeting; control, four weeks after the initial meeting; end, after six acupunture meetings; and follow-up, four weeks after treatment end, without any additional intervention. Results showed that statistical significant better observations for subjective pain evaluation were noted for all groups, in spite of the best results were noted in ART-PD. According to all evaluation methods it was possible to note better results for all groups (p<0,05), but this was not so noticiable as on VAS evaluation. Direct objective parameters, i.e., mandibular movements extension or algomenter measurements, showed a tendecy for better results, but no statistical significant results were found. Acupuncture could be considered an effective treament option for pain relief and also for the other evaluated aspects for patients with muscular TMD with or without articular association.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito de placas oclusais com guias anteriores de desoclusão e placas oclusais com contatos bilaterais e anteriores simultâneos durante os movimentos excursivos da mandíbula em pacientes com disfunção temporomandibular (DTM) e zumbido subjetivo. Foram avaliados 264 pacientes encaminhados para tratamento da DTM na FORP/USP e selecionados 32 mulheres com DTM muscular, associada ou não a DTM articular, e zumbido subjetivo que preencheram os critérios de inclusão. O diagnóstico da DTM foi realizado com o Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomadibular Disorders (RDC/TMD). As pacientes foram divididas randomicamente em dois grupos para utilizarem um dos dois tipos de placas. As avaliações incluíram dor à palpação, limiar de dor a pressão com algômetro, medidas da amplitude dos movimentos mandibulares, eletromiografia de superfície, relato da intensidade da dor e da loudness do zumbido em escala visual analógica (EVA) e das características do zumbido. Os pacientes também responderam a um questionário para quantificação da frequência e severidade dos sinais e sintomas de DTM (ProDTMMulti) e para a avaliação do impacto do zumbido no dia-a-dia (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory - THI). A avaliação eletromiográfica foi realizada em várias atividades com e sem placa oclusal (apertamento máximo voluntário, movimentos excursivos mandibulares, repouso e mastigação habitual) e comparada com um grupo de 13 mulheres assintomáticas. As avaliações foram realizadas inicialmente (A1), no dia de instalação das placas oclusais, após 60 dias da avaliação inicial (A2) e após 90 dias de uso da placa oclusal (A3). O período entre as avaliações A1 e A2 foi considerado um período controle. Os resultados mostraram uma significante melhora da dor relatada pelo pacientes e aumento da amplitude da abertura bucal sem dor nos dois grupos, sem diferença entre eles. A atividade eletromiográfica foi significativamente reduzida durante apertamento máximo voluntário com a placa oclusal em comparação com o apertamento em máxima intercuspidação habitual, para as demais atividades realizadas durante o exame não houve diferença significante. A avaliação do zumbido mostrou que em muitos pacientes houve remissão do sintoma após o tratamento com placa oclusal. Não houve diferença entre os grupos para todas as avaliações realizadas. Baseados nesses achados, pode-se concluir que o tratamento com ambas as placas promoveu melhora na sintomatologia dos pacientes, sem diferenças entre elas, e houve em muitos pacientes uma remissão do zumbido relatado durante o tratamento. / The aim of this study was to assess the effect of anterior guidance and bilateral balanced splints in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and subjective tinnitus. A total of 264 subjects referred for treatment of TMD in FORP/USP were evaluated and 32 women with muscular TMD with or without the diagnosis of articular TMD, who met the inclusion criteria, were selected. TMD diagnosis was performed according to Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomadibular Disorders (RDC/TMD). The patients were randomly divided into two groups: anterior guidance splint group and bilateral balanced splints group. The assessments included pain to palpation, pressure pain threshold with algometer, measurement of amplitude of mandibular movements, surface electromyography, pain intensity and loudness of tinnitus reports in visual analogue scale (VAS) and characteristics of tinnitus. The patients also answered a questionnaire to quantify the frequency and severity of signs and symptoms of TMD (ProDTMMulti) and to assess the impact of tinnitus on a day-to-day (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory - THI). The electromyography evaluation was performed in different activities with and without occlusal splint (maximum voluntary clenching, excursive jaw movements, resting and habitual chewing) and compared to a group of 13 asymptomatic women. The assessments were performed initially (A1), at the day of installation of the occlusal splints, after 60 days of the initial assessment (A2) and after 90 days of occlusal splint therapy (A3). The period between A1 and A2 assessments was considered a control period. The results showed a significant improvement in pain reported by patients and an increase in the amplitude of mouth opening without pain in both groups, without difference between them. The electromyographic activity was significantly reduced during maximum voluntary clenching with occlusal splint compared to clenching in maximal habitual intercuspation, to the other activities performed during the examination there was no significant difference. The tinnitus evaluation showed that in many patients there was remission of symptom after treatment with occlusal splint. There was no difference among groups for all assessments. Based on these findings it is possible to conclude that treatment with both splints promoted improvement in symptoms of patients, without differences among them, and many patients had a remission of reported tinnitus during the treatment.

A incapacidade de produzir repetidamente no tempo um determinado nível de força ou potência muscular designa-se por fadiga neuromuscular. A etiologia da fadiga muscular tem atraído o interesse de pesquisadores há mais de um século. Contudo, os seus agentes e locais definitivos permanecem ainda por serem identificados. Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a fadiga neuromuscular por meio da análise de frequência do sinal eletromiográfico dos músculos masseter e temporal anterior de ambos os lados em 3 grupos distintos: sujeitos saudáveis assintomáticos para disfunção temporomandibular (DTM), pacientes acometidos por DTM tratados com placa oclusal resiliente e pacientes acometidos por DTM tratados com placa oclusal rígida. Para isso, participaram da pesquisa 100 sujeitos assintomáticos para DTM e 30 pacientes com DTM subdivididos em 2 grupos: tratados com placa rígida tipo FARC; e tratados com placa resiliente. Todos realizaram exame eletromiográfico antes e após o tratamento com placa oclusal. Os resultados demonstraram que houve diferenças estatisticamente significantes na comparação da taxa de fadiga avaliada antes e após o tratamento com placa oclusal, tanto para o grupo Placa FARC como para o grupo Placa Soft. Houve diminuição da taxa de fadiga após o tratamento com placa para os músculos masseter esquerdo e temporal anterior direito para o grupo Placa Soft; e diminuição da taxa de fadiga após o tratamento para o músculo temporal anterior esquerdo para o grupo Placa FARC. Pode-se concluir que o tratamento com ambos tipos de placa oclusal foi eficiente na redução da taxa de fadiga neuromuscular em pacientes acometidos por DTM. / The repeated failure to produce in time a certain level of strength or muscle power is called neuromuscular fatigue. The etiology of muscle fatigue has attracted the interest of researchers for over a century. However, their agents and local definitive remain yet to be identified. This work aimed to evaluate neuromuscular fatigue by frequency analysis of the electromyographic signal of the masseter and anterior temporal muscles of both sides in three different groups: healthy subjects asymptomatic for temporomandibular disorders (TMD), patients suffering from TMD treated with resilient occlusal splint and patients suffering from TMD treated with rigid occlusal splint. For this, 100 subjects asymptomatic for TMD participated in the survey and 30 patients with TMD subdivided into 2 groups: treated with rigid splint type FARC, and treated with resilient splint. All electromyographic examinations performed before and after treatment with occlusal splint. The results showed that statistically significant differences when comparing the rate of fatigue assessed before and after treatment with occlusal appliance, for both groups. There was a decrease in the rate of fatigue after treatment with occlusal splint to the left masseter and right anterior temporal in the group Soft Splint; and decrease in the rate of fatigue after treatment for left anterior temporal muscle to the group FARC Splint. It can be concluded that treatment with both types of occlusal splint was effective in reducing the rate of neuromuscular fatigue in patients affected by TMD.

Objectives: Previous studies in the Oral Neurophysiology Laboratories in Dundee have defined the electromyographic properties of the inhibitory jaw reflex that can be evoked in human subjects by electrical stimulation of the lip. This reflex, in contrast with the more widely studied biphasic inhibitory reflexes evoked by stimulation of intra-oral nerves, consists of just a single phase of inhibition and usually requires the application of stimuli which excite nociceptive nerves. The aims of the present studies were to define the mechanical manifestations of this reflex in the form of changes in biting forces, and to investigate whether the mechanical manifestation of the inhibitory jaw reflex evoked by stimulation of the human upper lip, can be modulated by experimentally-controlled conditions that mimic symptoms of a myogenous temporomandibular disorder. Methods: Three series of experiments were performed on 49 volunteer subjects in total. The experiments involved recording bite forces between the anterior teeth and electromyograms (EMGs) from the masseter muscles. Transcutaneous electrical stimuli were applied to the hairy skin of upper lip while the subjects maintained a biting force of around 50N with the aid of visual feedback. In the first series of experiments, a range of electrical stimuli below and above the nociceptive threshold was delivered. In the second set of experiments, double stimuli with a range of different inter-stimulus intervals were applied. Finally in a third series of experiments, electrical stimulation was repeated before, immediately after, and 5 and 10 minutes following a 3-minute accelerated chewing task. This task consisted of chewing 1.5g of a tough chewing gum at 1.5 times the subject’s natural chewing rate and in 18 cases, muscle fatigue and/or pain were reported by the subjects. Results: Following stimulation at intensities that were described as sharp or painful, all the subjects showed both a suppression of the masseter EMG and a reduction of biting force. When analysing the maximum responses in each subject, the mean reduction in the EMG inhibition was to 15.78 ± 14.4% and 10.39 ± 7.92% of the baseline (for the ipsi- and contra-lateral EMGs respectively), whereas the biting force was reduced only to 83.98 ± 11.04% of baseline (+ S.D.). The latencies of onset of these responses were: 38.17 ± 3.58ms, 38.97 ± 4.49ms and 51.83 ± 6.23ms respectively. The response observed in the force record was weaker than in that observed in either EMG (Paired t tests, P < 0.005 in both cases). When applying double stimuli, it was found that the prolongation of the EMG inhibitory jaw reflex (to 144.70 ± 46.93% of the control level) evoked by double stimulation of the upper lip (with a 10 ms inter-stimulus interval) resulted in a greater increase in the depth of the accompanied relaxation (to 223.63 ± 70.88% of that seen in the control responses) compared to a relatively smaller increase in the duration of the relaxation (to 128.32 ± 27.23% of that seen in the control responses). Following the accelerated chewing task, 17 out of 22 subjects reported pain and/or fatigue in one or both of the masseter muscles. The integral for the bite force relaxation significantly decreased in size immediately following the conditioning procedure (to 76.04 ± 35.63% of the control level, P = 0.014; single sample t-test with Bonferroni correction, test value 100). Conclusion: The inhibitory jaw reflex evoked by stimulation of the human lip can be demonstrated mechanically as well as electromyographically although the mechanical version of the response appears less marked. In addition to that, the onset of reflex relaxation in bite force lags several milliseconds behind the corresponding reductions in electromyographic activity. The depth of force relaxation can be increased by increasing the duration of EMG recorded inhibitory reflex. Finally, the results from a chewing task suggest that induced acute pain and/or fatigue cause clear changes in the mechanical manifestation of this inhibitory jaw reflex.

O diagnóstico das desordens temporomandibulares toma como base as informações colhidas sobre a sintomatologia durante a anamnese, o exame clínico da oclusão e os exames radiológicos das articulações temporomandibulares. Na busca de melhor compreensão da fisiopatologia que afeta a musculatura do sistema estomatognático, a análise eletromiográfica tem sido incluída em muitos estudos, pois permite a identificação de quando e como um músculo é ativado e, ainda, a determinação de como se estabelece a coordenação dos músculos envolvidos no movimento. Outros estudos têm demonstrado ainda a utilidade de se mensurar a força de mordida de sujeitos com desordens temporomandibulares, como um método adicional para se compreender a função dos músculos mastigatórios dos mesmos. O objetivo geral desse trabalho foi analisar e comparar a atividade de pares de músculos por meio de eletromiografia, durante provas de apertamento dental e de mastigação, além de analisar o desempenho dos músculos mastigatórios pela mensuração da força de mordida, antes e após o tratamento com placa oclusal, realizando ainda para ambos uma análise de confiabilidade dos testes (repetibilidade). A amostra foi composta por 15 sujeitos com desordem temporomandibular e 20 sujeitos controle, sem sinais ou sintomas de desordens temporomandibulares, segundo a classificação proposta pelo protocolo do Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. Os exames eletromiográficos e de força de mordida foram realizados no Laboratório de Pesquisa em Eletromiografia do Sistema Estomatognático. Foram encontradas diferenças estatísticas no índice POCmm, entre os grupos DTMi e DTMf, para o teste estático; no índices ciclo e frequência, ambos do lado esquerdo, entre os grupos DTMi e DTMf, para o teste dinâmico; e entre os grupos Controle e DTMi para os testes de força de mordida. Além disso, foi encontrada uma concordância estatisticamente significativa entre os dados de força de mordida, POC Médio e tors. Obteve-se com este estudo a melhor compreensão do diagnóstico das DTMs por meio da análise instrumental, conferindo um sentido biológico à eletromiografia de superfície e à avaliação da força de mordida, nos casos de desordens temporomandibulares. / The diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders is based on the information collected about symptoms during clinical examination of the occlusion and radiological examinations of the temporomandibular joints. In the search for better understanding of the pathophysiology that affects the muscles of the stomatognathic system, electromyographic analysis has been included in many studies because allows the identification of when and how a muscle is activated and also the determination of how the coordination of muscles is involved in movement. Other studies have also demonstrated the usefulness of measuring bite force of subjects with temporomandibular disorders, as an additional method for understanding the function of the masticatory muscles of the same. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the activity of pairs of muscles by electromyography during clenching and chewing tests, and analyze the performance of masticatory muscles by measuring the bite force before and after treatment with occlusal splints, and still performing, for both, a reliability analysis of the tests (repeatability). The sample consisted of 15 subjects with temporomandibular disorder and 20 control subjects without signs or symptoms of temporomandibular disorders according to the classification proposed by the protocol of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. The electromyographic examinations and bite force were performed at the Laboratory of Research in Electromyography of the Stomatognathic System. Significant differences were found in the index POCmm among the groups DTMi and DTMf, for the static test; for the index cycle and frequency, both on the left side, among groups DTMi and DTMf for the dynamic test; and among the control and DTMi groups for the bite force test. In addition, we found a statistically significant correlation between the bite force data, POC Médio and tors. In the end, this study provided a better understand of the diagnosis of TMD by instrumental analysis, providing a biological sense to the surface electromyography and to the evaluation of bite force in cases of temporomandibular disorders.

A central component of many psychological interventions is breathing training. Breathing training protocols based on a mindfulness or a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) have demonstrated value in the management of psychological and medical ailments. Yet, despite the wealth of literature examining each approach, little direct comparison exists. An additional concern is the proliferation of smart phone health (mHealth) applications (apps) providing breathing training with little empirical evidence to support their clinical use. A possible explanation for the interest in breathing and mHealth apps is the growing body of literature indicating breathing training provides wide ranging health benefits through improved stasis of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). As ANS dysregulation underlies many chronic health conditions such as persistent temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), there is a need for empirical research to identify the most effective modality of breathing training and validate the clinical efficacy of breathing based mHealth apps. Study One compared the effectiveness of a mindfulness breathing meditation (MB) and a CBT based protocol teaching diaphragmatic breathing (DB) to improve biomarkers of ANS stasis. An attention control approach based on the Nolen-Hoeksema task (C) was included as a comparison group. Ninety participants were randomly assigned to either the MB, DB, or C condition. Within each condition, 30 participants were provided skills training with practice time and completed a behavioral self-regulation task. Participants in the DB condition approach had significantly lower breathing rates than those in the MB and C conditions (p < .001). DB condition participants experienced improvements on high-frequency heart rate variability (p < .05) and the standard deviation in NN intervals (p < .001), which served as indicators for ANS stasis. No differences were found between conditions on the behavioral self-regulation task (p’s > .05). Given these results, the DB training protocol was converted into a mHealth app to facilitate a clinical trial with patients suffering persistent TMDs. Study Two examined the additive benefits of including the mHealth app with standard dental care (SDC+) versus standard dental care alone (SDC). Nineteen patients seeking care for persistent TMDs were recruited. All participants were asked to track daily ratings of pain (VAS), relaxation (RR), and complete weekly assessments on several comorbid psycho-social factors. Within the SDC+ condition participants were asked to track the proximate effects of each breathing practice on VAS and RR ratings. Given a high drop-out rate (nine participants) and low overall sample size (N = 10), results are exploratory at best. Within the SDC+ condition, results indicated reliable improvements in average VAS and RR ratings from before and after SDC+ participants used the mHealth app (p’s < .05). Within a one session training paradigm, results supported the use of a DB based intervention above the use of a MB or C intervention. Future research should consider the effects of having multiple training sessions. Study Two results were complicated by a limited sample size and failed to provide a clear picture of whether the conjunctive treatment in the SDC+ condition provided additional symptom relief above traditional dental care alone. Although exploratory results indicated the mHealth app provided temporary improvements in pain and feelings of relaxation, a well powered trial is needed to clarify whether the finding represents an enduring treatment effect.

Previous studies in animals and humans show anatomic and physiological connections between the trigeminal and cervical regions. This investigation tested the hypothesis of a functional integration between the human jaw and neck motor systems in rhythmic jaw activities. By means of a wireless optoelectronic 3-D movement recording system, spatiotemporal characteristics of mandibular and head-neck movements were studied during rhythmic jaw opening-closing and chewing tasks, in healthy and in individuals with pain and dysfunction in the jaw and neck region following neck trauma, Whiplash-associated Disorders (WAD). As a basis, a methodological study evaluated the applicability of skin and teeth attached reflex markers fixed to the lower jaw and to the head in optoelectronic recording of chewing movements. The results showed concomitant and coordinated mandibular and head movements during rhythmic jaw tasks. The start of the head movement generally preceded the start of the mandibular movement. For chewing, larger size and harder texture of bolus were associated with larger head extension and larger amplitude of both mandibular and head movements. Immobilization of the head by mechanical fixation deranged jaw motor behaviour with regard to speed and amplitude of mandibular movements. Even with head fixation, muscle activity was present in neck muscles during activities. Compared to healthy subjects, WAD individuals showed smaller amplitudes and disturbed coordination of mandibular and head movements. Furthermore, a dynamic load test showed a reduced endurance during chewing in the WAD group. In conclusion, the results suggest that optimal jaw function requires free unrestricted head-neck movements and support the hypothesis of a close functional relationship between the jaw and the neck regions in rhythmic jaw activities. A new concept for human jaw function is proposed, in which "functional jaw movements" are the result of activation of jaw as well as neck muscles, leading to simultaneous movements in the temporomandibular, atlanto-occipital and cervical spine joints. The finding of an association between neck injury and disturbed jaw behaviour suggest that assessment and management of neck injured patients should include jaw function.

Temporomandibular Disorder(s) (TMD), a common cause of chronic pain affecting the face and jaw, profoundly impacts interactions as fundamental to human existence as smiling, laughing, speaking, eating, and intimacy. Since landmark anthropological research on TMD in the 1990s, considerable changes have occurred in the way TMD is thought about and responded to. Knowledge about TMD among dentists and physicians has increased since publication of the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC-TMD), and a well-funded TMJ association now advocates for research and support of the condition. On the other hand, concerns in the medical world about increases in chronic pain and associated risks of misuse of pain medications have increased. Physicians are trained to perform a gatekeeper role, preventing those patients at-risk of becoming drug abusers from gaining access to opioid pain medications. These differing contextual factors and my focus on a group of participants drawn from a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) trial, rather than from a pain clinic, provide an expanded and updated view of TMD. I present analyses of semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 44 participants interviewed multiple times over the course of their participation in an NIH-funded trial evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for TMD. In contrast to earlier studies of participants who were consumed by an endless search for diagnosis and treatment, these participants were largely focused on coping and "just dealing with" the daily experience of severe pain. Three articles comprise the body of work presented in this dissertation. Topics include the Works of Illness, the Paradox of Hope, and the construction of moral identity through consumption of over-the-counter (OTC) medications. First, using a "works of illness" framework, I draw attention to the considerable work sufferers undertook to manage competing demands of social and physical risk imposed by chronic pain. I refer to these forms of work as the work of stoicism and the work of vigilance and identify double binds created in contexts that call for both. Multiple voices in the narratives of sufferers are highlighted as essential to the construction of a positive identity in the face of illness. In more in-depth exploration of the work of hope, hope is revealed as a fundamental and paradoxical aspect of autobiographical work. I describe multiple forms of hope in a typology of ways of hoping and raise as an issue the manner in which the paradox of hope--keeping hopes in check while also avoiding despair-- intersects with participant expectations in the trial. I suggest this may have an impact on the placebo effect. Trade-offs between physical harm reduction and reducing potential harm to one's identity produce narratives of harm justification as pain sufferers work to describe their use of OTC medications as minimal and responsible. Sufferers in this study, describing medications as "just over-the-counter" or "not real pain medication" distanced, themselves from association with the addictive potential of prescription pain medications. Participants avoided harm to their identities by consuming OTC pain medications as idioms of self-care. This case study provides important lessons about the experience of chronic pain in the USA. While much attention has been directed at overuse and addiction to pain medication, less has focused on the experience of those soldiering through pain and navigating paradoxes between social and physical demands. This study also directs attention to anthropology's potential contribution to drug trials, to the necessity of studying hope as well as expectations, and to how both impact the placebo response.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:56:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 857083 bytes, checksum: cf4573e46a077c23c54472fc9d6eca5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-11-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study aimed to estimate the incidence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and orofacial pain, its severity and the presence of habits and psychological factors in a population of non-patients represented by students of the Military Police Academy. Methodology was a cross-sectional study with an inductive approach and technique of extensive direct observation using a questionnaire. The sample was composed of students of both genders, enrolled in the Academy of Military Police of the Cabo Branco, based in the Education Center of Military Police in João Pessoa, Paraíba. It was evaluated the sample characterization variables (gender, age, marital status), TMD degree classification and the TMD history index of Fonseca on habits and psychological factors involved in using the questionnaire of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC / TMD) Axis II. The level of significance used in statistical tests was 5% and the intervals were obtained with 95% confidence. The sample consisted of 148 participants aged 18 to 36 years, mostly male (77.7%). We observed the presence of TMD in 49.3% of respondents, with a higher prevalence in females and of mild TMD. It was found that among respondents who had TMD, the more significant parafunctional habit was the gnashing of teeth (89.5%), demonstrating an association between TMD and the habits of gnashing teeth, tighten the teeth and biting objects. Statistically significant association (p <0.05) was also found between TMD and all the signs and symptoms, except for jaw lock. Pain in the orofacial region was found in 18.9% of the participants, and in most individuals, it was cronic. Psychological factors such as depression, somatization with pain and somatization without pain were significantly associated with TMD, showing that in subjects with higher levels of depression and somatization in TMD is expressed more intensely. The TMD was present in about half the population under study, with proven association between it and the deleterious habits examined, as well as with psychological factors like depression, somatization with pain and without pain, emphasizing even a correlation between the severity of TMD and psychological factors. / Este trabalho objetivou estimar a ocorrência da Disfunção Temporomandibular (DTM) e dor orofacial, seu grau de severidade, bem como a presença de hábitos parafuncionais e fatores psicológicos envolvidos, numa população de não-pacientes representada por alunos de uma academia de Policia Militar. Metodologia: Foi realizado um estudo do tipo transversal com abordagem indutiva e técnica de observação direta extensiva através de questionário. O universo foi composto por alunos de ambos os gêneros, regularmente matriculados na Academia de Policia Militar do Cabo Branco, sediada no Centro de Educação da Polícia Militar, em João Pessoa, Paraíba. Avaliaram-se as variáveis de caracterização amostral (gênero, idade, estado civil), classificação e grau da DTM pelo Índice Anamnésico de Fonseca questões sobre hábitos parafuncionais e fatores psicológicos envolvidos utilizando-se o questionário dos Critérios Diagnósticos de Pesquisa em DTM (RDC/TMD): Eixo II. O nível de significância utilizado nos testes estatísticos foi de 5% e os intervalos foram obtidos com 95% de confiança. A amostra foi composta por 148 participantes com idade de 18 a 36 anos, sendo a maioria do sexo masculino (77,7%). Resultados :Observou-se a presença de DTM em 49,3% dos pesquisados, maior prevalência no sexo feminino e de DTM leve. Quanto aos hábitos parafuncionais envolvidos verificou-se que entre os pesquisados que apresentavam DTM, o hábito parafuncional mais expressivo foi o de ranger os dentes (89,5%), comprovando-se associação entre a DTM e os hábitos de ranger dentes, apertar os dentes e morder objetos. Relação estatisticamente significante (p<0,05) também foi encontrada entre a DTM e todos os sinais e sintomas avaliados, com exceção do travamento mandibular. Quanto à presença de dor, observou-se 18,9% de ocorrência de algum tipo de dor na face, sendo na maioria dos indivíduos, de manifestação crônica. Fatores psicológicos como Depressão, somatização com dor e somatização sem dor foram estatisticamente associados à DTM, mostrando que, nos indivíduos com maior severidade de depressão e somatização a DTM se manifestou mais intensamente. Conclusão: A DTM esteve presente em aproximadamente metade da população em estudo, havendo comprovada associação entre a mesma e os hábitos parafuncionais analisados, bem como, com os fatores psicológicos como depressão, somatização com dor e sem dor, ressaltando-se, inclusive, uma correlação entre o grau de severidade da DTM e dos fatores psicológicos.