Abstract

DE LA TORRE RODRIGUEZ, Elizabeth; AGUIRRE ESPINOSA, Iris; DE LA TORRE MORALES, Julio D  and  NUNEZ FERNANDEZ, Jackeline. Odontologic disorders in students of viola, violin and instruments of wind Amadeo Roldan. Havana. 2011. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.1, pp.96-106. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction: the violin and the viola cause an abnormal force upon the jaw and wind instruments upon teeth. Because instruments require a specific technique, a concrete position and the abnormal movement of some muscles. Objective: this investigation proposes to identify the relation among play the violin, viola and instruments of wind with malocclusions and clinic signs of temporomandiblular joint disorders (TMJ). Method: this investigation was descriptive and inferencial. The study was at the Academy of Music: Amadeo Roldan, since January until February of the 2011. It used X² p < 0.005 and OR , with 50 patients. Results: 42 patients (80, 8 %) showed noises in the temporomandiblular joint (TMJ); 27 patients play instruments of wind (51, 9 %) and they showed malocclusions. 21 patients play the violin and viola (40, 4 %), and they showed clinic signs of temporomandiblular joint (TMJ) disorders. The association among to play musical instruments and the maloclusión was: X² =22.36 and among to play musical instruments and clinic signs of temporomandiblular joint (TMJ) disorders was: X²= 18.39, with p<0,005. Conclusions: the students that were touching instruments of wind, were prone to show malocclusions, while the students that were playing violin and viola, were prone to show clinical signs of temporomandibular disorders.

Keywords : odontologic disorders; instruments of wind; violin; viola.

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