@article{Benites-Vega_Trujillo-Herrera_2021, title={Prevalence and diagnosis of temporomandibular dysfunction in outpatient adults clinical practice at General Hospital Maria Auxiliadora}, volume={38}, url={https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2106}, DOI={10.35663/amp.2021.382.2106}, abstractNote={<p>The objective of this study was to determine the diagnosis and prevalence of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) in Maria Auxiliadora General Hospital in Lima, Peru, during 2019. <strong>Material and Methods</strong>: This is a prospective randomized longitudinal descriptive study. The sample included 76 patients, and Research Criteria for Diagnosing Temporomandibular Joint Disorders were used. <strong>Results</strong>: We found that 73.7% patients were female, particularly belonging to the 30-39 years age group (35.6%). TMJD etiology is multifactorial and it is related to structural, functional, and psychological factors. When diagnosing TMJD, headache was the main symptom (38.1%), and pain on palpation (51.4%) was the most prominent sign on clinical examination, particularly in females (38.2%). Mixed anxiety-depressive disorder, was the most frequent mental status alteration associated with TMJD found on clinical examination (50.0%), and it also was more frequently found in females (38.2%). A combination of general clinical and ear, nose, and throat examination allowed reaching a diagnosis in 77.6% of all subjects. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Patients with TMJD who present with headache and concomitantly with anxiety-depression, require integrative and early therapy management, so they may be reinstalled to their working environment and improve their productivity. TMJD should be considered as a frequent cause of headache.</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={ACTA MEDICA PERUANA}, author={Benites-Vega, Juan Carlos and Trujillo-Herrera, Teresa}, year={2021}, month={Aug.} }