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Sometimes, "temporomandibular joint dysfunction" is described as the most common form of temporomandibular disorder, [18] whereas many other sources use the term 'temporomandibular disorder' synonymously, or instead of the term 'temporomandibular joint dysfunction'. In turn, the term 'temporomandibular disorder' is defined as "musculoskeletal ...
Temporomandibular joint pain is generally due to one of four reasons. Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome, primarily involving the muscles of mastication. This is the most common cause. Internal derangements, an abnormal relationship of the disc to any of the other components of the joint. Disc displacement is an example of internal derangement.
Internal derangement of TMJ / meniscus displacement. [3] [6] Fractured mandibular condyle or intracapsular fracture. [3] TMJ dislocation. [4] Traumatic synovitis. [3]
TMJ disorders affect as many as 1 in 10 Americans and yet remain poorly understood and ineffectively treated.
The articular disk of the temporomandibular joint is a thin, oval plate made of non-vascular fibrous connective tissue located between the mandible's condyloid process and the cranium's mandibular fossa. Its upper surface is concavo-convex from before backward, to accommodate itself to the form of the mandibular fossa and the articular tubercle ...
In the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét missing, and found a rambling ransom note left inside their Boulder, Colorado, home.
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Bertram S, Rudisch A, Innerhofer K, Pümpel E, Grubwieser G, Emshoff R. Diagnosing TMJ internal derangement and osteoarthritis with magnetic resonance imaging. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2001 Jun 1;132(6):753-61 (cited 155 times, according to Google Scholar [24]).