OBJECTIVE To review the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in children and adolescents, verifying the methodological variations. DATA SOURCES Research conducted in Medline, PubMed, Lilacs and BBO databases, including manuscripts (except reviews and case reports) published from 1990 to 2012. The descriptors were "temporomandibular joint syndrome", "temporomandibular joint dysfunct...

Giant Cell Arteritis Misdiagnosed as Temporomandibular Disorder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Shoshana Reiter Ephraim Winocur Carole Goldsmith Alona Emodi-Perlman Meir Gorsky Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis involving medium and large-sized arteries, most commonly the extracranial branches of the carotid artery. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to avo...

Acoustic neuroma (AN), also called vestibular schwannoma, is a tumor composed of Schwann cells that most frequently involve the vestibular division of the VII cranial nerve. The most common symptoms include orofacial pain, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, tinnitus, hearing loss, and imbalance that result from compression of cranial nerves V-IX. Symptoms of acoustic neuromas can mimic and...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular disorder and to compare treatment effects in myogenic and arthrogenic cases. METHODS Thirty-five patients were evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging and randomly allocated to active treatment (n=20) and placebo treatment (n= 15) groups. In addition to a daily exercise program, all pat...

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) is a non-dental musculoskeletal disorder that has complex and multifactorial etiology. The most frequent symptoms are pain in the masticatory muscles, front of ears, temporomandibular joint (TMJ); this can also be accompanied by clicking sounds locking. This study aimed to present case report trauma following odontectomy. A 22-year-old patient came with so...

The aim of this study was to axiographically analyse the mobility of the condyles of the temporomandibular joints in patients with partial edentulism in lateral sections and try to specify whether the partial edentulism has an impact on the severity of temporomandibular disorders. 60 subjects with partial edentulism (different range groups) and 20 subjects in the control group (full dental arch...

426 Effects of upper cervical manipulation on the electromyographic activity of the masticatory muscles and the opening range of motion of the mouth in women with temporomandibular disorder: randomized and blind clinical trial Efeitos da manipulação cervical alta sobre a atividade eletromiográfica dos músculos mastigatórios e amplitude de movimento de abertura da boca em mulheres com disfunção ...

Latar belakang: gangguan sendi temporomandibular atau Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) yang ditandai dengan nyeri kraniofasial meliputi pada rahang, otot pengunyahan, mensyarafi kepala dan leher. Penyebab TMD bersifat multifaktorial antara lain dikarenakan faktor kehilangan gigi memiliki kebiasaan buruk. Protokol DC/TMD baru merupakan protokol pemeriksaan sangat direkomendasikan untuk digunakan...