Proper diagnosis is essential in all phases of health care, and dentistry certainly is no exception. Without a proper diagnosis, effective treatment may never be rendered and the patient's suffering and costs will continue to escalate. Dentists who treat patients who have temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and orofacial pain also must strive to stay abreast of the latest treatment options. This...

Complicated anatomical configuration of the temporomandibular joint was the reason for developing standardized radiographic techniques which would provide accurate anatomical images. Tomography provides excellent bony details but no in formation of the soft tissue component of the joint. This technique is useful in demonstrating suspected hypoplasia, hypertrophy or malformation of the condyles,...

The purpose of this study was to estimate occlusal tooth wear and bruxism severity in TMD patients, and evaluate the effectiveness of the present age estimation method by occlusal tooth wear in TMD patients. Takei's age estimation method was applied to 163 subjects(56 controls, 107 TMD patients). The author analyzed the degree of occlusal tooth wear from the difference between estimated age and...

OBJECTIVE To identify the frequency of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and its severity in individuals with headache. STUDY DESIGN 60 adults divided into three groups of 20 individuals: chronic daily headache (CDH), episodic headache (EH) and a control group without headache (WH). Headache diagnosis was performed according to the criteria of International Headache Socie...

Background: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) are the most common form of non-odontogenic orofacial pain. TMDs considered a biopsychosocial disorder with multifactorial pathogenesis. Patients frequently present cervical spine disorders, headaches and otological complaints. Physiotherapists often sought to assess treat TMDs. The use radar graph triangulation represent phenotyping patients compl...

Bruxism affects roughly 5-20% of the adult population. It can be defined as a repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterized by clenching or grinding teeth and occur during sleep-related disorder daytime. irreversibly damage dentition restorations also lead to temporomandibular joint disorders headaches.