To evaluate the prevalence of signs and symptoms related to the
craneo-mandibular disfunction among children between 5 and 14 years old
in the city of Cali, 170 students were selected with healthy as
diagnoses on the absence of cavities, early lost of temporary or
permanent teeth. The total of selected population was divided in
accordance with the quality of dentition and it was found that 139
(81.8%) patients had mixed dentition, 22 permanent dentition and 9 had
exclusively temporary dentition. At the evaluation of temporo
mandibular joint TMJ, 45.9% (78 patients) had mandibular deviation
during mouth closing movement, while 41.7% had it during opening
movement. In 14 (18.2%) patients of the groups with mixed dentition and
only permanent dentition which were ausculted with an stethoscope, were
found variated and severe articular noises during mouth opening, mouth
closing and lateral movements. In 9 (5.3%) patients pain during
palpation of the masticatory muscles and suprahyoid was found
