Genetic, epigenetic, and mechanistic studies of temporomandibular disorders and overlapping pain conditions

SEVENTH SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE TMJ ASSOCIATION Genetic, Epigenetic, and Mechanistic Studies of Temporomandibular Disorders and Overlapping Pain Conditions Meeting Abstracts

How can precision medicine be applied to temporomandibular disorders and its comorbidities?

The Eighth Scientific Meeting of The TMJ Association, Ltd. was held in Bethesda, Maryland, September 11-13, 2016. As in the past, the meeting was cosponsored by components of the National Institutes of Health with speakers invited to review the state of temporomandibular disorder science and propose recommendations to further progress. The theme of precision medicine, which aims to tailor disea...

Association between clinical and cone-beam computed tomography findings in patients with temporomandibular disorders

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the association between the clinical and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) findings in relation to bony changes in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).METHODS: According to the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorder (RDC/TMD), forty-one patients with type II TMD (42 TM joints) and type III TMD (40 TM joi...

Cone Beam CT Evaluation of the Bony Changes in the Temporomandibular Joint and the Association with the Clinical Symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Introduction: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders are among the most prevalent abnormalities of the jaw, which affect the masticatory system, including the muscles, TMJ, and tendons. Clinical examination alone cannot determine the cause of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). In most cases, the cause of TMD and a proper treatment plan are determined based on imaging modalities. The present stu...

epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical management of Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (i.e., overlap of chronic low back pain, chronic migraine and tension-type headache, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, temporomandibular disorders, irritable bowel syndrome and interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.)

Welcome to the first issue of Cutting Edge COPCs Research Advances, an electronic newsletter published by the Chronic Pain Research Alliance. Developed to keep the medical-scientific community abreast of recent research advances, this publication contains abstracts of recently published studies on the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical management of Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (...