The Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) is the joint which connects the lower jaw, called the mandible, to the temporal bone at the side of the head. The joint is very important with regard to speech, mastication and swallowing. Any problem that prevents this system from functioning properly may result in temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). Symptoms include pain, limited movement of the jaw, radi...

ABSTRAK Pendahuluan: Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) adalah gangguan yang terjadi pada neuromuskular dan muskuloskeletal akibat disharmoni antara komponen sistem stomatognatik, gigi, jaringan di sekitarnya, sehingga dapat mengakibatkan berbagai sering kali ditandai dengan rasa nyeri Join (TMJ) beserta kompleks disekitarnya. TMD disebabkan oleh ruang edentulous usia dewasa muda menimbulkan penu...

UNLABELLED Generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) has been considered a predisposing factor for the development of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). AIM To evaluate clinical and psychosocial aspects in individuals diagnosed with TMD with or without GJH. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical and experimental study, which enrolled 34 women, from 18 to 35 years of age with TMD diagnosed by RDC/TMD. Th...

1Andrea Chisnoiu, 1Liana Lascu, 1Laurentiu Pascu, 2Carmen Georgiu, 3Radu Chisnoiu 1 Department of Prosthodontics “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 2 Department of Anatomic Pathology, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 3 Department of Odontology, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca...

subject in the communities of researchers. Most authors consider occlusal anomalies as a fundamental factor in causing the symptoms, while other studies suggest that occlusal dysfunctions represent only one of the numerous factors associated with temporomandibular joint disorder (Landi et al 2012; Pullinger et al 1993; Sipila et al 2012). The occlusal factors must be analyzed both static and dy...

Skull-base osteomyelitis is a rare disease affecting the medulla of the temporal, sphenoid, and occipital bones. In general, it occurs due to external ear canal infections caused by malignant external otitis. Skull-base osteomyelitis usually affects elderly diabetic patients. The patient, a 58-year-old man, was referred for evaluation and management of the left jaw. Clinical examination of the ...

Objective: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is a disorder where the temporomandibular joint, which joins lower jaw to skull, fuses or becomes "ankylosed." This can result in pain, difficulty opening mouth, and other symptoms as of an injury, infection, factors. TMJ be treated with surgery, medication, physical therapy. Arthrocentesis, arthroscopy, open-joint surgery are surgical options....

Joint mobility was assessed in each member of an epidemiological sample of 96 girls and 97 boys, 17 years old, and graded by means of the hypermobility score of Beighton et al. Twenty two per cent of the girls and 3% of the boys could perform five or more of the nine manoeuvres. The prevalence of symptoms and signs of internal derangement in the temporomandibular joint was higher in adolescents...

Oromandibular dystonia is thought to originate from a dysregulation of centrally mediated movement, whereby repetitive or sustained spasms of the masticatory, facial, or lingual muscles result in involuntary, and possibly painful jaw movement. Here we present 2 unique cases of oromandibular dystonia referred as temporomandibular joint disorders.