BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Temporomandibular disorders are diseases causing pain and dysfunction in joints and muscles controlling mandibular movements. Their etiology is multifactorial and multidisciplinary approaches are needed to reach a differential diagnosis and an adequate management plan. This case report proposes a management protocol, with monthly sodium hyaluronate infiltrations, with...

INTRODUCTION Recently, some published studies show there is a multifactorial origin for Temporomandibular Disorders, but the dental occlusion's contribution to the development of Temporomandibular Disorders, and how it may influence the adaptive capacity of the Stomatognathic system, it's still unclear. The aim of this study is to evaluate the correlation between the Occlusion Time and Temporom...

Objectives: To analyze the clinicopathological characteristics of diffuse tenosynovial giant cell tumor (D-TGCT) in the temporomandibular joint area in a Chinese population. Methods: A total of 32 cases of D-TGCT in the temporomandibular joint area were collected, and their clinicopathological characteristics were analyzed; follow-up was performed for all patients. Results: Among the 32 patient...

Although temporomandibular-joint involvement by rheumatoid arthritis is well recognized, its incidence is unknown. Russel and Bayles (1941) estimated that the temporomandibular joints became involved in 50 per cent. of patients, Ragan (1949) 4 7 per cent., Markowitz and Gerry (1950) 8 *7 per cent., and Einaudi and Viara (1964) 29 3 per cent in 260 rheumatoid arthritics. These variations may be ...

A study was carried out on the discomalleolar ligament by dissection of adult human cadavers. The ligament corresponds to the most internal portion of the superior lamina of the temporomandibular joint capsule. It extends from the posterointernal portion of the temporomandibular joint disc, penetrates the petrotympanic fissure and reaches the malleus of the middle ear. Because of its morphology...