During the past two decades, many researchers have attempted to examine the potential relationship between temporomandibular dysfunction and psychological abnormalities. The Crown Crisp Experimental Index and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), among other tests, have been used to assess psychopathological indicators in patients with TMJ syndrome. Unfortunately, the data from th...

_During the treatment of symptoms originating from disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and occlusion, it was found that restoring the TMJ to its normal condition resulted in a change of general body health. In most cases, this change was improved general body health. Owing to similar reports, a connection between TMJ status and general body health was therefore hypothesised. However,...

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains the most comprehensive modality to assess juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-related inflammation and osteochondral damage in temporomandibular joints (TMJ). This study tested reliability of a new JIA MRI scoring system for TMJ (JAMRIS-TMJ) impact variations calibration reader specialty. Thirty-one exams bilateral TMJs were scored inde...

BACKGROUND Estrogen is known to play role in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and estrogen effects can be mediated by estrogen receptor (ER) alpha present in the TMJ. Cells expressing the estrogen receptor ERalpha are present in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) but changes in expression due to estrogen and inflammation have not been characterized. In this study, ERalpha protein content ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement and find factors associated with TMJ arthritis in a single-center cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS Retrospective analysis of all patients with JIA visiting the rheumatology clinic between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2006. Followup information was included until August 2008. A...

A case of a 74-year-old woman with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is presented. This disease rarely involves the TMJ and is not usually considered in the differential diagnosis of TMJ disorders. To our knowledge, only 23 cases have been reported in the literature and only four without any destructive changes of the condyle as in t...

Introduction: The motion and the anatomy of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is very complex. Static or pseudo-dynamic MRI of the TMJ does not allow for full analysis of the disc deformation and displacement during the mandibular motion. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a fast dynamic MRI technique for measurement of the TMJ with an arbitrary reconstruction window time poi...

OBJECTIVES Research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMDs) were proposed in 1992 with the aim of standardizing and testing methods for diagnosing TMDs. RDC/TMDs have so far been lacking standardized methods for imaging and criteria for imaging diagnosis of disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Criteria for disorders of the TMJ have recently been proposed for MR...

Background. Anterior disc displacement without reduction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a relatively common finding, and generally, the treatment option for these patients involves surgery, which can include multiple procedures such as arthrocentesis, eminectomy, vertical subsigmoid osteotomy, or meniscopexy. Objective. The purpose of this study is to clinically evaluate the effectiven...