Informações sobre diagnósticos e tratamentos das DISFUNÇÕES TEMPOROMANDIBULARES [DTM] - uma expressão que visa englobar uma variedade de entidades clínicas que acometem o sistema musculoesqueletal do Órgão Mastigatório e que é sinonímia de
DISTÚRBIOS CRANIOMANDIBULARES [DCM]; expressão, essa, preferida nas mais prestigiosas Academias Irmãs mundo afora - estão frequentemente disponibilizadas na internet (e aos montões!).

A questão que se pleitea é: PODE-SE CONFIAR NESSAS INFORMAÇÕES?

O objetivo dessa postagem é, principalmente, fazer um alerta aos leigos (pacientes ou não), sobre as EVIDÊNCIAS daquilo que pode ser compulsado através dos mais variados websites. Também, vale para reflexões do Cirurgião-dentista quanto ao zelo pela busca de uma educação continuada nessa importante área da Odontologia e sua responsabilidade no tratamento e/ou encaminhamento de seus pacientes.

Para tal, estamos nos valendo de um RESUMO de Artigo - disponibilizado através da web - atualíssimo (2016), que foi publicado no renomado periódico
Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology e que pode ser adquirido na íntegra:

http://www.oooojournal.net/action/doSearch?searchType=quick&searchText=How+accurate+is+information+about+diagnosis+and+management+of+temporomandibular+disorders+on+dentist+websites%3F&occurrences=articleTitle&journalCode=oooo&searchScope=fullSite

Dessa forma, esperamos que possa trazer contribuições para uma tomada de posição abalizada, seja por parte do PACIENTE (que busca informações através da internet; você confia?), seja por parte do Cirurgião-dentista, que realiza tratamentos ou encaminha esses pacientes.
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Format: Abstract

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016 Sep;122(3):306-9. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2016.04.014. Epub 2016 May 12.

How accurate is information about diagnosis and management of temporomandibular disorders on dentist websites?

Desai B1, Alkandari N2, Laskin DM3.

Author information
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Oral Medicine Division, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Bhavik.desai@tufts.edu.
2 Resident, Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
3 Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA, USA.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of information provided on websites of dental practices about the diagnosis and management temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) because patients often use the Internet to get information about their condition and to seek a practitioner for treatment.

STUDY DESIGN:
A web search was done to identify the types of dental providers who advertise themselves on the Internet as "specialists" in the management of TMDs. Issues that were analyzed included their classification of these disorders, the presumed etiology of such problems, and the types of treatment offered.

RESULTS:
Over two-thirds of the 255 dental providers identified who advertised management of TMDs on their websites were general dentists. TMDs were attributed to occlusal problems or malocclusion on 66.7% of the websites and were labeled as a single disorder rather than a group of disorders on 38.8% of the websites. Recommendations to treat occlusal problems or malocclusion to alleviate TMDs were made by 54.5% of the providers.

CONCLUSIONS:
Since these findings are not in line with current concepts about TMDs, significant inaccuracies exist with regard to the diagnosis and management of TMDs on dental practice websites. Therefore, patients need to be concerned about the dentists they may select to get their treatment, and practitioners need to be prepared to deal with the issues raised by misinformed patients.

Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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