This study was performed to compare the severity of Craniomandibular Disorder's (CMD), signs and symptoms in 29 subjects with shortened dental arches (SDA), who required prosthodontic treatment and were followed and longitudinally evaluated for two years after the removable partial denture (RPDs) treatment. In each case, to measure and compare differences before and after reconstruction procedures, the degree of severity of CMD was checked on a score basis methodology, following clinical history, muscular and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) sensibility examination, clicking and mandibular movements (MM) registration. Twenty-nine other subjects acted as a control group. After non parametric statistical analysis it was concluded that subjects had a significant higher CMD severity prevalence before RPD treatment and that an adequate indication and treatment with RPD acts positively, resulting in a decline in the prevalence of these disorders.
Temporomandibular dysfunction; Craniomandibular disorder; Removable partial dentures; Facial dysfunction
