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...

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a common condition of chronic orofacial pain. Acupuncture therapeutic method traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and some studies to get understand the mechanisms action molecular basis involved in this approach therapeutic. We propose verify current literature on integration neurotransmitters expression treat temporomandibular joint by acupuncture adulthood....

A great number of people (60–70%) have some problem with the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) but most are asymptomatic. About 25% of this group has symptoms that can be attributed to the TMJ. Of this group only 5% will get treatment and these patients are mostly women – they outnumber male patients by at least 4 : 1. Temporomandibular disorders occur at any age but most often in young adults. Pai...

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...

objective: temporomandibular disorders (tmds) are among the most common disorders of the maxillofacial region and are often characterized by pain and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint(tmj) and muscles of mastication. due to the presence of several diagnostic criteria for such disorders, the reported prevalence rates for tmds have been variable in different communities. the aim of this ...

abstract introduction: temporomandibular joint disorders (tmd) are the most common disorders of the jaw, and despite their clinical importance, they are not completely understood. this study was aimed to evaluate the changes of temporomandibular joint (tmj) on cone beam computed tomography (cbct) images in disc displacement vs. osteoarthritis of the tmj. methods: in this study, 45 patients, inc...

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) consist of not only the internal derangement of Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) but also areas extrinsic to TMJ [1]. Osteoarthritis can also affect Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) where it involves the cartilage, subchondral bone, and synovial membrane and results in TMJ remodeling and abrasion of articular cartilage [2,3]. Epidemiologic findings of TMJ osteoarthri...

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...