Disfunção temporomandibular associada à cocleopatia : relato de caso clínico

Abstract

Considered to be a functional deficiency of wide complexity of systematization of the symptoms and differential diagnoses, the temporomandibulares dysfunctions have a higher prevalence in the female gender, ranging from 18 to 45 years of age. It may be associated with dental and / or facial factors, which are related to the stomatognathic apparatus. Critical anamnesis and detailed physical evaluation of the manducatorio system (postural system that integrates masticatory and cervical muscles) are essential - multidisciplinary field of dentistry, phonoaudiology, otorhinolaryngology, neurology and physiotherapy - for proper propaedeutic and thus, correct diagnosis and accurate therapeutic approach of the patient. This paper presents a case report of a patient with Temporomandibular Dysfunction with cochlear alterations, diagnosed, conducted, treated and evolved in a clinical discipline of Stomatology of the State University of Amazonas. The problematization of the case, its resolutions and the sharing of this information corroborate in a considerable way in the clinical and scientific aspect, making possible to broaden the recognition of the various possible situations in the care of patients with this condition. Thus, the professional-patient relationship and the multidisciplinarity of the professionals involved gain increasing relevance