AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DE VIDA EM PACIENTES SUBMETIDOS À CRANIOTOMIA PTERIONAL COM ATROFIA DO MÚSCULO TEMPORAL E DISFUNÇÃO TEMPOROMANDIBULAR

Abstract

Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is responsible for changes in the masticatory apparatus and is one of the main causes of orofacial pain. Its etiology is a multifactorial and interdisciplinary treatment. The pterional craniotomy is responsible for temporal muscle atrophy and temporomandibular joint dysfunction in patients submitted to this neurosurgical approach. Objective: To evaluate the impact on the quality of life of patients with temporomandibular dysfunction secondary to frontotemporesphenoidal craniotomies (pterionals and minipterionals) and whether there is an association between the degree of temporal muscle atrophy and temporomandibular joint dysfunction measured by RDC / TMD in frontotemporoesfenoidal craniotomies ( pterionic and minipterional) and skull tomography with volumetric acquisition. Methods: A total of 47 patients were evaluated by means of a questionnaire and clinical evaluation according to CDR / TMD, skull tomography with volumetric acquisition to assess the degree of temporal muscle atrophy and WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire. Five clinical variables were evaluated: degree of chronic pain, degree of depression, non-specific physical symptoms, degree of atrophy and amplitude of mouth opening. Results: the main complaint of the patients was pain and discomfort. The degree of atrophy evaluated was 22%. Half of the subjects did not present with depression. More than half of the individuals presented non-specific physical symptoms to a severe degree. Conclusion: there was no significant correlation between the degree of temporal atrophy with any variable studied, although there was a negative impact on patients' quality of life. There was a significant correlation between the degree of chronic pain with mouth amplitude and between the degree of chronic pain and the degree of depression.