INTRODUCTION Temporomandibular disorder is an umbrella term for various clinical problems affecting the muscles of mastication, temporomandibular joint and associated structures. This disorder has a multifactor etiology, with oral parafunctional habits considered an important co-factor. Among such habits, sleep bruxism is considered a causal agent involved in the initiation and/or perpetuation ...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that TMJ effusion may represent an inflammatory response to a dysfunctional disc-condyle relationship. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether the status of the disc in the temporomandibular joint, as depicted in magnetic resonance (MR) images, is predictive of the presence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) effusion. METHODS The relationship be...

The temporomandibular joint has been regarded as “gout-proof’ ( I ) . Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPDD) is also unusual at this site. There has been a report of a painless destructive lesion tantamount to a calcium pyrophosphate (CaPPi) tophus involving this joint; it occurred without history of acute attacks in the area (2). Involvement of the temporomandibular joint is not menti...