A Possible Mechanism of Otalgia Stemming from Temporomandibular Disorders.

The Role of Otalgia in the Differential Diagnostics of Temporomandibular Disorders

Temporomandibular disorders.

From the Craniofacial Pain and Headache Center, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Tufts Medical Center (S.J.S.); the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (D.A.K., L.B.K.); and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (D.A.K.) — all in Boston. Address reprint requests to Dr. Kaban at the Department of Oral an...

Temporomandibular Disorders and Oral Parafunctions: Mechanism, Diagnostics, and Therapy

1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Dresden University of Technology, 01307 Dresden, Germany 2Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50425 Wroclaw, Poland 3Department of Maxillofacial Orthopedics and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50425 Wroclaw, Poland 4Department and Clinic of Rheumatology and...

Temporomandibular disorders.

324 CMAJ, March 5, 2013, 185(4) © 2013 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors References 1. Scrivani SJ, Keith DA, Kaban LB. Temporomandibular disorders. N Engl J Med 2008;359:2693-705. 2. Suvinen TI, Reade PC, Kempainnen P, et al. Review of aetiological concepts of temporoman dibular pain disorders: towards a biopsychosocial model for integration of physical disorder factors with psycho...

Temporomandibular disorders: a multidisciplinary issue

INTRODUCTION Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of functional disturbances of the mastigatory system, including muscle, joints and pain dysfunction. Due to a significant variability how signs and symptoms appear in this patients, early diagnoses often fails, allowing a negative evolution of the disease and making them more difficult to treat properly. Some of the most common complain...