Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) represent a group of conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the joints muscles responsible for jaw movement [...]

Introduction Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) covers a variety of clinical problems, and some epidemiologic studies have tried to indicate mechanisms of interaction and association between vertigo and TMD, but this topic still is controversial. Objective To assess the presence of vertigo in elderly patients associated with TMD. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with the inclusion of...

BACKGROUND Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) has been reported to be a common problem in divers, with a prevalence of up to 68%. No evidence for this is available. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of TMD in divers. METHOD Sixty three subjects were asked to retrospectively complete a questionnaire on symptoms of TMD after diving in warm and cold water areas and in daily life. RESU...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between skeletal morphology and stress direction on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) by a two-dimensional rigid body spring model (RBSM). DESIGN Lateral cephalograms were analyzed and the information was processed with a fortran analysis program. SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION The subjects were 149 patients (54 men and 95 women, mean age 21.8 +/- 5.9 yea...

Probability theory Events Two different simple events, for example, E| = 'Head" (H) and E. = 'Tail' (T), cannot oceui' at the same time — they are mutually exclusive. By eontrast, compound events ean oeeur simultaneously; for example, Ei3=2 and E2=s4 are not exelusive when the eompounil event is 3 or 3-5. Similarly, a [latient may eomplain of both temporomandibular joint (TM.I) pain and TMJ ere...

AIM The aim of this study was to define the prevalence and severity of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) among Iranian dental and nondental students who attended Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. MATERIALS AND METHODS The samples consisted of 200 subjects, 100 dental and 100 nondental students (equal distribution between males and females). Subjects ages ranged from 18 to 30 years (24.07...

O objetivo deste trabalho é demonstrar através de revisão literatura atual, as principais causas da Disfunção Temporomandibular, diagnóstico, prevalência, sintomas associados, tratamentos recentes e relação a dores orofaciais. Trata-se um estudo descritivo, conduzido por uma baseada em trabalhos já publicados, como artigos científicos, teses monografias. Todas obras presentes nesse foram fichad...

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A case of congenital temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis which caused facial disfigurement, significant reduction in mouth opening, difficulties in feeding and breathing, and general interference with physical and mental development is presented. The wide range of manifestations exceed the typical picture of TMJ ankylosis and resemble a syndrome rather than an isolated defect of the TMJ.