Queixas de disfunção temporomandibular em musicistas

Abstract

ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate the occurrence of temporomandibular disorder complaints and associated factors in musicians, according to their instruments. Methods: a cross-sectional, observational, analytical study with 48 adults, divided into three groups: string instrumentalists, wind instrumentalists, and control group. The ProDTMmulti questionnaire was applied. Statistical analysis was performed using Pearson's chi-square, Fisher's exact, and Kruskal-Wallis tests, setting the significance level at 5%. Results: almost 40% of participants, spontaneously reported some temporomandibular disorder complaint. The control group had fewer complaints and harmful oral habits. Masticatory muscle fatigue was more frequent in the wind group than in the string one; noise in the temporomandibular joint was less frequent in controls than in the string group; and the unilateral masticatory pattern was more frequent in the wind group than in the others. The complaint of ear fullness was greater in the wind group. An association was found between temporomandibular disorder complaints and facial muscle pain, facial muscle pain during musical activity, facial muscle pain after musical activity, headache, and headache after musical practice. Conclusion: spontaneous complaints of temporomandibular disorders were observed in 56.7% of wind and string musicians.