Abstract Background and objectives Temporomandibular disorders have a multifactorial etiology involve the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joint associated structures. Therefore, different treatments are proposed used. The aim of this paper is use acupuncture to treat symptoms. This article presents clinical case study 39-year-old patient who presented headache muscular origin. Results Af...

AIM The abbreviation TMD (temporomandibular disorders) has been used to signify the variety of symptoms, signs and combinations that have often been assigned to the TMJ (temporomandibular joint) and its related structures (muscles, bone and facial structures). The prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in children and adolescents varies widely in literature. The most common signs and symptom...

OBJECTIVES The study of cervical muscles and their significance in the development and perpetuation of Temporomandibular Disorders has not been elucidated. Thus this project was designed to investigate the association between cervical musculoskeletal impairments and Temporomandibular Disorders. MATERIAL AND METHODS A sample of 154 subjects participated in this study. All subjects underwent a ...

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...