The present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of radiographic changes in the condylar morphology and its association with age, clinical signs and symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction and dentition status and also to evaluate the intra examiner and inter examiner reliability in assessing condylar changes using panoramic radiographs. A total of 75 subjects were recruited for th...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of thermography in identifying patients with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). MATERIAL AND METHODS The study sample consisted of 50 patients (27 women and 23 men) ages 19.2 to 24.5 years (mean age 22.43±1.04) with subjective symptoms of TMD (Ai II-III) and 50 patients (25 women and 25 me...

The article presents a clinical case of the diagnostics and treatment temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) in patient after orthodontic treatment. hypertonia masticatory muscles, limit mouth opening deviation jawbone to right were observed during physical examination. Adhesion disk articular tubercle temporal bone was detected on MRI. Hyperrotation head charts axiography. Disappearing feel...

The prevalence of torus mandibularis, Eagle’s syndrome and parafunctional activity was reported to be higher in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction and might be useful as an indicator of increased risk of temporomandibular disorders. This study case report was to evaluate a 62-year-old female patient, with limited mandibular and cervical movements, articular and muscular pain, ear...

BACKGROUND Neurofibromatosis is a syndrome caused by the abnormal deposition of neural tissues of the nervous system, endocrine system, visceral structures, and skin. On the other hand, pectus carinatum and temporomandibular joint dysfunction are illnesses that adversly affect the respiratory system and cause additional problems in airway management. CASE PRESENTATION Fifty-eight-year-old Tur...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: a wide range of factors are said to either cause or aggravate temporomandibular dysfunction (tmd).some are however under controversy. one such controversial factor is the forward head position. the aim of this study was to compare head positioning between cases of tmd and normal population. materials and meth...

Purpose: Using simultaneous multi-cross sectional imaging, four cross sections, including the mandibular midline and the right and left temporomandibular joints, were imaged to observe one movement of mouth opening and closing and analyze the movement of the mandible and temporomandibular joints. Materials and Methods: Four cross sections, including the midsagittal section of the mandible, the ...

OBJECTIVE To screen patients with oligoarticular and polyarticular forms of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) to determine (i) the severity of their class II skeletal pattern; (ii) temporomandibular joint signs and symptoms and (iii) use of systemic corticosteroids. DESIGN Cross-sectional screening. SUBJECTS AND SETTING Sixty-eight children with JIA aged between 9 and 16 years old who wer...