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Pressure pain threshold and pain perception in temporomandibular disorder patie...
Stuginski-Barbosa,Juliana; Silva,Rafael Santos; Cunha,Carolina Ortigosa; Bonjardim,Leonardo Rigoldi; Conti,Ana Cláudia de Castro FerreiraBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Physical evaluation of temporomandibular disorder patients commonly includes evaluation of pain response to muscular and articular palpation and there is a considerable uncertainty of how self-reported pain intensity relates to Pressure Pain Threshold obtained in an algometry exam. The present study aimed at determining whether pain intensity is associated to Pressure Pain Threshold i...
Acupuncture therapeutic protocols for the management of temporomandibular disor...
Porporatti,André Luís; Costa,Yuri Martins; Stuginski-Barbosa,Juliana; Bonjardim,Leonardo Rigoldi; Conti,Paulo César RodriguesBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: For most cases, temporomandibular disorders should be treated by a non-invasive, interdisciplinary and integrative process. In traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is an excellent tool aiming at treating and healing this disease. This study was a critical literature review to observe the efficacy of traditional Chinese acupuncture to treat muscular temporomandibular disorders and...
Coronoid process hyperplasia: an unusual cause of mandibular hypomobility
Costa,Yuri Martins; Porporatti,André Luís; Stuginski-Barbosa,Juliana; Cassano,Daniel Serra; Bonjardim,Leonardo Rigoldi; Conti,Paulo César RodriguesA large number of disorders affecting the masticatory system can cause restriction of mouth opening. The most common conditions related to this problem are those involving the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the masticatory muscles, when facial pain also is an usual finding. Congenital or developmental mandibular disorders are also possible causes for mouth opening limitation, although in a very small prevale...
A deglutição inadequada está associada à presença de dor miofascial mastigatória?
Stuginski-Barbosa,Juliana; Alcântara,Andressa Miranda; Pereira,Cláudia dos Anjos; Consoni,Flávia Maria Cardoso; Conti,Paulo César RodriguesJUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Os músculos da mastigação, envolvidos na fisiopatologia da dor miofascial mastigatória, também participam da função de deglutição. Diante dos resultados controversos sobre a relação entre disfunção temporomandibular (DTM) e alterações na deglutição, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a presença de alterações na função da deglutição em mulheres com dor miofascial mastigatória. MÉTOD...
Frequency of headache among the employees of a rubber company in the state of S...
Stuginski-Barbosa,Juliana; Speciali,José GeraldoCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Primary headaches may be responsible for absenteeism and a fall in the yield and productivity of work. The aim of this study was to establish the presence and frequency of primary headache among employees of a rubber shoe sole company, and its link to absenteism. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study carried out with help from the staff of the medical and social department of a rubber...
Attitudes of a group of Brazilian orthodontists towards the diagnosis and manag...
Martins Junior,Reynaldo Leite; Kerber,Florence de Carvalho; Stuginski-Barbosa,JulianaOBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of orthodontists in the diagnosis and management of migraine without aura. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Participants were dentists, recruited among members of the Brazilian Association of Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics (ABOR). An e-mail was sent to all ABOR members, with a link to a website, especially prepared for this research. Den...
Relação entre cefaléia primária e fibromialgia: revisão de literatura
Stuginski-Barbosa,Juliana; Dach,Fabíola; Speciali,José GeraldoOBJETIVO: conduzir uma revisão de literatura observando evidências sobre a relação entre fibromialgia (FM) e cefaléia. MÉTODO: uma busca em bancos de dados bibliográficos foi realizada utilizando as palavras-chave: fibromialgia, cefaléia, migrânea e cefaléia tensional. Foram selecionados resumos de estudos que preenchiam os critérios iniciais da seleção, sendo solicitadas cópias dos artigos originais. RESULTADO...