Abstract
IntroductionThe evaluation, identification of symptoms, and measurement of range of motion of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in patients subjected to orotracheal intubation (OTI) is very important in the early rehabilitation of the patient when focusing the intervention on the functionality and identifying TMJ disorders associated with problems related to intubation. ObjectiveTo evaluate joint range of motion of the TMJ in patients subjected to OTI for more than 24hours in an adult intensive care unit in the city of Cali–Colombia, between December 2011 and January 2012. MethodsA cross-section descriptive study was performed by measuring the range of motion of the TMJ with a mandibular aperture analyser on 13 patients on OTI for more than 24hours. ResultsThe mean oral aperture in men was 50.5mm and 46.7mm for women. A total of 31% of the participants reported moderate pain in the TMJ according to the Visual Analogue Scale. A total of 55% of the patients who had bitten the orotracheal tube reported TMJ pain. ConclusionsThere was hypermobility in the mandibular aperture and hypomobility in the lateral deviation. The TMJ pain associated with biting the OTI was not statistically significant.
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