A review of the literature on the prevalence of craniomandibular dysfunction in children and adolescents is presented. A high prevalence of dysfunction was reported in both selected and nonselected populations. The selected populations referred to samples which were not representative of the entire population. The most common symptom was found to be muscle tenderness followed by those of headac...

OBJECTIVE Tinnitus is frequently associated with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. However, the nature of the relationship is not fully understood. Here the authors compared 30 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of temporomandibular joint dysfunction and tinnitus to a group of 61 patients with tinnitus but without any subjective complaints of TMJ dysfunction with respect to clinical a...

Background. Fractures of the condylar process of the mandible, whether isolated or coexisting with other injuries, are often difficult to manage. Treatment outcome in patients with mechanical injuries of the temporomandibular joints and fractures of mandibular condylar process, which is an element of this joint, depends mostly when and how treatment is initiated. The goal of our study was to as...

fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (fop) is a rare hereditary connective tissue disease characterized by the progressive ectopic ossification of ligaments, tendons, and facial and skeletal muscles throughout life. symptoms begin in childhood as localized soft tissue swellings. immobility and articular dysfunction appear with involvement of the spine and proximal extremities. the temporomandi...

Open bite was defined as lack of vertical overlap between the incisor edges of the maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. It can be either located anterior or posterior and can be either dental or skeletal in origin [1]. It was found to be significantly associated with temporomandibular joint disorders [2-4]. Adolescent patients with anterior open bite commonly have masticatory muscle dysfunc...

Fifty patients with temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome were examined. Seventy-eight percent and 32 percent were female and male respectively. The white collar workers were more frequently affected. Emotional stress, dental malocclusion and a history of trauma were the main causes. Treatment consists of reassurance, relaxed jaw movements and exercises, anxiolytic drugs, thermotherapy, b...