SOME ASPECTS OF THE ETIOLOGY, PREVALENCE AND DIAGNOSIS OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION (A REVIEW)

Background.Temporomandibular joint diseases (TMJ) occupy a special place among dental due to the complexity of clinical picture which often depends on within professional competence doctors various specialties - otolaryngologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, rheumatologists, whose complicate diagnosis and treatment. Painful TMJ dysfunction is common disease that leads patient dentist.
 Aim: analyze modern publications devoted problem pain temporomandibular in terms causes diagnostic methods related practical dentistry.
 Materials methods. An analysis data obtained during an information search online databases "PubMed", "SciELO", "Medcape" "Science Ukraine: access knowledge" official web-sites Ukrainian education scientific institutions was carried out using keywords "pain dysfunction", "Costen's syndrome", "musculofascial "temporomandibular joint".
 Results. Today, unsolved dentistry has significant number points contact with other specialties. The psycho-emotional component this can be for negatively affect his quality life. complex etio-pathogenesis confusing classification conditions frequent assumptions treatment mistakes dentists specialists. further development improvement patients dysfunction, including modification protocols expanding indications use highly informative Quite rehabilitation such requires team approach may last years.
 Conclusion. organization diagnosis, follow-up painful needs research.