DOI: 10.11607/ijp.6072, PubMed ID (PMID): 31034536Pages 237-240, Language: EnglishPigozzi, Lucas B. / Progiante, Patrícia S. / Pattussi, Marcos P. / Pellizzer, Eduardo P. / Grossi, Patrícia K. / Grossi, Márcio L.Purpose: To assess the impact of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) on general health quality of life
in a Brazilian population-based cross-sectional survey.
Materials and Methods: A total of 1,643 patients
were assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Bref (WHOQOL-Bref) and the Research
Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders Axes I and II (RDC/TMD). Cross-tabulation of the data
was carried out to compare TMD subjects to controls in all domains of the WHOQOL-Bref and the RDC/
TMD.
Results: TMD subjects had significantly worse quality of life than controls in Axes I and II of the
RDC/TMD and in all WHOQOL-Bref domains except for disc displacement. Osteoarthrosis was significantly
different only in the WHOQOL-Bref physical domain.
Conclusion: TMD subjects had worse general health
quality of life, particularly in Axis I groups with higher pain/disability levels (muscle disorders/arthralgia/
arthritis).
