Prolotherapy: A new hope for temporomandibular joint pain

Temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction.

Pain caused by temporomandibular disorders originates from either muscular or articular conditions, or both. Distinguishing the precise source of the pain is a significant diagnostic challenge to clinicians, and effective management hinges on establishing a correct diagnosis. This paper examines terminology and regional anatomy as it pertains to functional and dysfunctional states of the tempor...

Temporomandibular Joint Pain Treatment and Practices

Copyright: © 2013 Jeske NA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Disorders of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) have become more prevalent in patients seeking care for joint, muscle, and associated ...

Causes of persistent joint pain after arthrocentesis of temporomandibular joint.

PURPOSE The present study was undertaken to elucidate the factors responsible for the failure of arthrocentesis to cure persistent joint pain in patients with nonreducing articular disc displacement in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-six patients with internal derangement of the TMJ were selected. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to examine the configuration ...

The Efficacy of Dextrose Prolotherapy for Temporomandibular Joint Hypermobility (2011) Refai H, Altahhan O, Elsharkawy R.[Epub ahead of print] The Efficacy of Dextrose Prolotherapy for Temporomandibular Joint Hypermobility: A Preliminary Prospective,

The Temporomandibular Joint Pain Dysfunction Syndrome and The Orofacial Pain

Headache and orofacial pain due to the temporomandibular joint {TMJ) pain dysfunction syndrome is a cause of human suffering often resulting from major diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. These difficulties arise from the fact that the syndrome is rather little known among dentists as well as other medical specialists. The main symptom of the dysfunction syndrome is pain, on account of whi...