OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the regression of temporomandibular pain as a result of intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction previously subjected to prosthetic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS The baseline study material consisted of 10 patients, both males and females, aged 28 to 53 years, previous...

Introduction: The author (R. Wurgaft) has tried a unique way of splint therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular disorder. An orthopedic splint that only contact in the posterior occlusion, actually only the most distal contacts, is designed to distalize the mandible, and in turn to produce tissue remodeling of the temporomandibular joint. With this technique, it is possible to treat tempor...

Temporomandibular joint disorders are characterized by chronic or acute musculoskeletal or myofascial pain with dysfunction of the masticatory system. Treatment modalities include occlusal splints, patient education, activity modification, muscle and joint exercises, myofascial therapy, acupuncture, and manipulative therapy. In the physiology of the temporomandibular joint, accessory ligaments ...

A clinical examination survey included 600 women and men between 18 and 22 years of age studied for the possible association between temporomandibular disorders and a number of occlusal parameters (Angle's classification, type of eccentric occlusion, chewing side preference, horizontal overlap value, and non-working side contact occurrence. Extraoral and intraoral examination was performed for ...

Background. The purpose of this study is to investigate the conditions of the temporomandibular joint relative to the effectiveness of an arthrocentesis-like enforced manipulation technique followed by irrigation under high pressure in patients with closed lock. Methods. We performed arthroscopic examination and manipulation followed by irrigation as the initial treatment in 50 joints with clos...

The aim of this study is to evaluate muscle fatigue in the temporal and masseter muscles in patients with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). Two hundred volunteers aged 19.3 to 27.8 years (mean 21.50, SD 0.97) participated in this study. Electromyographical (EMG) recordings were performed using a DAB-Bluetooth Instrument (Zebris Medical GmbH, Germany). Muscle fatigue was evaluated on the basi...

a 25-yr-old iranian woman with incomplete abortion who was diagnosed and scheduled for dilatation and curettage procedures under general anesthesia. after premedication with fentanyl 50µg and midazolam 2mg and enough pre-oxygenation, anesthesia was induced by sodium thiopental 250 mg and succynilcholine 60 mg with mask ventilation. after completion of procedure, the patient had a period of lary...

The aim of this prospective study was to analyze and compare the temporomandibular joint adaptive mechanisms in 25 adolescent and 14 young adult Class II malocclusions treated with the Herbst appliance. Temporomandibular joint remodeling was analyzed by magnetic resonance imaging. In each subject, 4 magnetic resonance images of both temporomandibular joints were available: before treatment, at ...

AIM The abbreviation TMD (temporomandibular disorders) has been used to signify the variety of symptoms, signs and combinations that have often been assigned to the TMJ (temporomandibular joint) and its related structures (muscles, bone and facial structures). The prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in children and adolescents varies widely in literature. The most common signs and symptom...

fibromatosis is the non-malignant proliferation of fibroblasts that aggressively invade adjacent tissues. it is composed of well-differentiated cells separated by considerable collagen and/or reticulin. the cause of this abundant growth is unknown, but many suspect hormonal or traumatic influences. when fibromatosis develops in the temporomandibular joint (tmj) or adjoining tissues, its aggress...