Abstract

AUCAR LOPEZ, Judith et al. Educational intervention in patients with bruxism and temporomandibular dysfunction. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2018, vol.18, n.3, pp.469-488. ISSN 1727-8120.

The present text exhibits the results of a pilot study, of the type of community intervention applied in the Dentistry University Clinic La Vigía, Camagüey province, with the objective to arrange an educational strategy in patients with bruxism and temporomandibular dysfunction in the period from January, 2017 until January, 2018. It was designed and applied an educational strategy as the methodology used by the National Mastery of Education for the health. It predominated over the feminine sex and the ages understood between 24 and 29 years, as well as over the university school level. On having finished the intervention, the knowledge level was evaluated of good in almost all the patients, the limited mouth opening, the muscular pain and to articulate appeared in less than half of the individuals; the satisfaction level with regard to the intervention was high. It was concluded that the strategy generated a positive impact in the studied patients.

Keywords : temporomandibular dysfunction; bruxism; intervention.

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