Introduction:

The alteration of the temporomandibular joint is an increasingly common reason for consultation. To characterize this process, patients diagnosed in four primary care dentistry consultations during the years 2014 to 2106 were studied.

Material and Methods:

cross-sectional descriptive study of the patients who went to the clinic, who were diagnosed with this pathology.

Results:

228 patients were studied, which means 2.9% of all consultations, having increased. These patients were between 13 and 88 years old. 75.8% of them had two or more risk factors. The most frequent risk factors were tooth loss (56.8%), stress (46.9%) and occlusal inferences (43.8%). However, these factors vary according to age and gender; Thus, tooth loss is present in 83.9% of people aged 65 to 74, while stress is more frequent in the age group of 35 to 44 years. On the other hand, women have more frequently stress and bruxism than men.

Discussion:

The prevalence found is somewhat lower than that described in the literature; however, there is a growing trend. The risk factors of our patients show differences in terms of age and gender.

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