ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Temporomandibular disorder is considered to be a set of clinical manifestations that affect the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joint and adjacent structures, whose signs symptoms can negatively impact quality life their patients. A population group in which prevalence has increased recent years athletes. The aim present study was conduct an integrativ...

During the past two decades, many researchers have attempted to examine the potential relationship between temporomandibular dysfunction and psychological abnormalities. The Crown Crisp Experimental Index and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), among other tests, have been used to assess psychopathological indicators in patients with TMJ syndrome. Unfortunately, the data from th...

BACKGROUND Temporomandibular dysfunction is one of the most complex disorders of the body, capable of unchaining alterations in the mandibular movements which in turn can cause damage not only to speech articulation but also to the quality of voice. In the literature, the relationship between the symptomatology severity levels of this dysfunction and their influence on vocal production has been...

Background: temporomandibular dysfunction is one of the most complex disorders of the body, capable of unchaining alterations in the mandibular movements which in turn can cause damage not only to speech articulation but also to the quality of voice. In the literature, the relationship between the symptomatology severity levels of this dysfunction and their influence on vocal production has bee...

The discomalleolar ligament (Pinto's ligament) is not described in the anatomy textbooks but was demonstrated by Pinto and others. This is a ligamentous structure connecting the malleus in the tympanic cavity and the articular disc and capsule of the temporomandibular joint. This anatomical relationship between the middle ear and the temporomandibular joint is supposed to be one of the explanat...

The aim of this study was to register and measure lower jaw movements, to analyse the measured length of opening and closing movements and to analyse the rotational mandibular capacity during the maximal opening of the mouth in the position of centric relation. Our objective was to determine the average values for each mandible and temporomandibular joint movement, as well as to determine the a...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this prospective, longitudinal, case-series study was to analyze the effect of orthodontic treatment by means of an activator appliance on the temporomandibular joint disc-condyle complex. METHODS The sample included 27 consecutively treated subjects with Class II Division 1 malocclussions (21 boys, 6 girls) who underwent orthodontic therapy with activators. The averag...

Introduction. Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is a set of disorders that involve the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and its associated structures. Osteoarthritis (OA), as one forms TMD, leads to permanent changes in bone structures TMJ. These can be cause serious functional Case outline. This article describes case 24-year-old female patient who sought help due pain swe...

PURPOSE Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are tissue-remodeling enzymes that function during the remodeling process, such as in immune-inflammatory diseases. Metalloprotease-2 (MMP-2) and metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) are gelatinases that degrade several types of extracellular matrix collagen. It is hypothesized that in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression levels may b...

UNLABELLED Temporomandibular dysfunction is characterized by the presence of painful joint/muscular symptoms muscle in the face. The main justification for the use of lasers in laser therapy dysfunction is its analgesic effect, which was observed in most studies in the literature. AIM We evaluated the effectiveness of laser therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders. METHODS 50...