Extended postoperative mandibular reconstructions due to orofacial disease involving the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in immature patients remain a challenge as result of ongoing growth, which is usually affected by and treatment. Current reconstructive techniques based fully on alloplastic total replacement fail meet anatomical functional requirements for masticatory system speech development...

Total joint replacement (TJR) with a prosthesis can be indicated for patients severe temporomandibular (TMJ) dysfunction. Surgical accuracy is necessary correct translation of the preoperatively predicted functional outcome, wear, and biomechanical behaviour patient-specific TMJ-TJR prosthesis. This study describes first clinical applications according to Groningen principles (G-TMJ-TJR), which...

Background and Purpose: The purpose was to evaluate an accurate method of differentiating between temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder and trigeminal neuralgia (TN) in the sample of patients from a subspecialist dental practice. Patients and Methods: Patients (n=239, mean age 39.3 years, 83.3% female) were examined for clinical symptoms and signs of orofacial pain of non-dental origin. The st...

Pain and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) may affect more than 10 percent of the adult people in developed countries. TMJ is a unique jaw joint with both rotational and translational movements while masticating, swallowing or speaking. During masticatory function, the both-side joints work in harmony with adjacent structures including masticatory muscles, teeth (occlusion), tong...

BACKGROUND The Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders urged for controlled, prognostic studies of symptoms after whiplash trauma. The authors conducted a study that met the design requirements to enhance knowledge about short-term and long-term temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain, dysfunction or both induced by whiplash trauma. METHODS The authors studied 60 consecutive patients wh...

Osteoarthrosis (OA) of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a progressive degenerative disease, gradually affecting cartilage, synovial membrane and bone structures. OA of TMJ clinically manifests with joint noises, pain and restricted mouth opening. In late stages, it results in severe damage of TMJ structures and development of ankylosis. Osteoarthrosis is a multifactorial disease; the occurrence...

A study was undertaken to examine the relationship between the clinical signs and symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder and computed tomographic (CT) evidence of destruction of these joints in children afflicted with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). A thorough clinical examination including determination of the craniomandibular index (CMI) was performed on each of 37 consecutiv...

INTRODUCTION Internal derangement (ID) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can cause facial asymmetry. The purposes of this study were to analyze the relationship between facial asymmetry and TMJ ID by using posteroanterior cephalometric variables, and to compare the findings with the results of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS The sample consisted of women seeking orthodontic treat...

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to evaluate the functional outcome and MRI findings of arthrocentsis followed by autologous blood injection (ABI) into the joint space for management of chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Total ten patients with bilateral chronic recurrent condylar dislocation were included in the study. Arthrocentesis of both TMJ was performed on each ...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND The temporomandibular (TMJ) is frequently involved in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), however little is known about management of this joint once a patient transitions from pediatric to adult care and about how rheumatologists approach TMJ involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of this project was to describe adult rheumatologists' approaches to th...