Prevalencia de trastornos temporomandibulares en adulto jóvenes y factores asociados : revisión sistemática.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are defined as a set of clinical problems that directly affect the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joint and related tissues. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in young adults and associated factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research work is a systematic review, with a retrospective - cross-sectional qualitative approach, descriptive and analytical design. Also, a non-experimental research design. The search was carried out on the association of temporomandibular disorders. Through the search engines Pubmed, Google scholar, Science direct, Scielo, and the virtual library of the Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil. The universe is 80 articles Using the MeSH terms through the keywords: “signs and symptoms”, “alterations in masticatory function”, “age”, “stress and anxiety”, “occlusion alterations”, “temporomandibular disorder. of which that by inclusion and exclusion criteria remained in 47 articles. RESULTS: Temporomandibular disorders, according to the information collected, occur in 63% of young adults and their ages range from 20 to 31, associated factors such as age, stress, anxiety, alteration of the masticatory function and occlusion disturbances. CONCLUSIONS: Temporomandibular disorders have a higher prevalence in young adults, stress and anxiety are risk factors associated with TMD compared to the other variables studied.