Quality of life in adults with orofacial pain: a longitudinal approach
International Journal of Development Research
Quality of life in adults with orofacial pain: a longitudinal approach
Received 03rd September, 2019; Received in revised form 26th October, 2019; Accepted 11th November, 2019; Published online 30th December, 2019
Copyright © 2019, José Stechman- Neto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Aim: was to relate orofacial pain and TMD with a high negative impact on quality of life indices, to observe and report the possible reduction of the impact in these same indexes with the initial treatment. A longitudinal and quantitative study was developed in a sample of 48 patients previously screened for Orofacial Pain and/or TMD who were starting treatment at the Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of TMJ (CDATM) at Tuiuti University of Paraná. They were evaluated in relation to the negative impact on quality of life using the OHIP-14 questionnaire. The same patients were evaluated 30, 60, 90 and 120 days after starting treatment, to verify the positive impact, related to treatment, on quality of life. Results: The mean impact on quality of life before treatment started was 23.40 (± 11.38). In relation to the OHIP-14 domains, "physical pain" (96.8%), "psychological discomfort" (93.5%) and "psychological incapacity" (93.5%) were the most frequent and prevalent factors. Conclusion:The negative impact of pain and TMD on the quality of life of the patients was verified, as well as a statistically significant difference in relation to the mean of this index after the beginning of the treatment.
