Masticatory system function disorders, known as temporomandibular disorders (TMD) represent frequently encountered problem in daily practice. Clinicians generally agree that psychosocial factors (stress), trauma (macrotrauma any sudden force to the joint resulting in structural alteration, or microtrauma functional overloading associated with muscular hyperactivity (bruxism) or occlusal instabi...

PURPOSE To assess the relationship between mandibular asymmetry and disorders of the temporomandibular joint. METHODS We used advanced imaging of the temporomandibular joint to distinguish different causes of mandibular asymmetry. MR imaging and arthrography were applied to the temporomandibular joints of 11 patients presenting with mandibular asymmetry. RESULTS Condyle hyperplasia was iden...

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder is a wide term that encompasses variety of disorders with varying etiologies. The purpose this study was to analyses electromyographic signals wavelet transform for the diagnostic methods which help in TMJ issues patients who visited Dental Centre. Due increasing importance electromyography diagnosing muscular disorders, such as temporomandibular disorder,...

Cite this article: Torri K. Causal Relationship between Occlusal Factors and Temporomandibular Disorders. J J Dent Res. 2015, 2(3): 025. The etiology of temporomadibular disorders (TMDs) is still unclear at present; There is a lack of evidence to support the causal role of occlusal factors and their use as a therapeutic modality in TMDs [1]. However, in 2005, it was reported that the discrepanc...

[Purpose] Temporomandibular disorder is one of the many different adverse health conditions that can be triggered by stress. Therefore, a biopsychosocial model has been proposed to characterize the multifactorial nature of temporomandibular disorder. The aim of the present study was investigate the correlation of salivary cortisol levels with the activities of the masseter and anterior temporal...

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...

‘Expanding the taxonomy of the diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (DC/TMD)’ and ‘Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (DC/TMD) for clinical and research applications: recommendations of the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network and Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group’ have provided a comprehensive guidance for the TMD taxonomy. However, a flowchart that is q...

Despite numerous studies on the prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJDs) in adults, those performed in children are limited. This study determined the prevalence of TMJDs in 9−12−year−old Kermanian boy students living in Southeast of Iran. 240 boy students selected by randomized method and studied through a descriptive cross-sectional epidemiologic survey including interviews and...