Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
this is an analytical cross-sectional observational study involving 118 women aged between 20 and 50 divided into two groups (1) a control group composed of asymptomatic women without temporomandibula
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a pain complaint with a minimum intensity of 5, measured by a numerical pain scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain), with the main pain in the temporomandibular joint region and no previous treatment in the last three months; the healthy group will consist of women without a diagnosis of temporomandibular dysfunction and without a history of facial pain
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: women with previously diagnosed incapacitating cognitive, psychological or neurological alterations; other chronic pain disorders; abuse of licit drugs or alcoholic beverages; use of illicit drugs; heart disease; pregnant and lactating women will be excluded; volunteers with loss of five or more dental elements; ill-fitting prostheses; severe periodontal disease; odontalgia; intra- or extra-oral lesions that compromise masticatory function; food intolerances; diabetes mellitus or other systemic conditions that may lead to food restriction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to evaluate the relationship between food consumption, specifically the dietary profile obtained through the 24-hour recall (r24h), and the presence of chronic temporomandibular joint dysfunction in women consumption will be measured for three non-consecutive r24h over seven days, analyzing the average energy intake, macronutrients and micronutrients, and comparing the group with temporomandibular joint dysfunction and the control group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| correlating dietary profile with pain data (intensity and characteristics), somatosensory function (via psychophysical tests), inflammatory markers (high sensitivity c-reactive protein) and psychosocial aspects (levels of anxiety, stress, depression and pain catastrophizing) in women with chronic temporomandibular joint dysfunction | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMaria Laura Mesquita
Federal University of Ceará (UFC)
Outcome results
None listed