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2. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction - Wikipedia

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   The term arthrosis may cause confusion since in the specialized TMD literature it means something slightly different from in the wider medical literature. In medicine generally, arthrosis can be a nonspecific term for a joint, any disease of a joint (or specifically degenerative joint disease), and is also used as a synonym for osteoarthritis ...

3. Surgery for temporomandibular joint dysfunction - Wikipedia

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   Prosthetic TMJ placement surgery is used as a last resort to manage severe pain and restricted function due to TMJ disorders. At the onset of symptoms, primary prevention such as a soft diet, cessation of gum chewing, physiotherapy and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are put into place.

4. Occlusion (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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   TMJ. The TMJ is formed from the temporal bone of the cranium, specifically the glenoid fossa and articular tubercle and the condyle of the mandible, with a fibrocartilaginous disc lying in between. It is classified as a ginglymoarthrodial joint [5] and can perform a range of gliding and hinge type movements. The disc, which lies in between is ...

5. ‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive ...

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   Dentistry has tried to correct course in recent years with the promising new specialty of orofacial pain, which treats TMJ disorders with a more conservative approach, but these specialists are ...

6. Oral medicine - Wikipedia

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   An oral medicine or stomatology doctor/dentist (or stomatologist) has received additional specialized training and experience in the diagnosis and management of oral mucosal abnormalities (growths, ulcers, infection, allergies, immune-mediated and autoimmune disorders) including oral cancer, salivary gland disorders, temporomandibular disorders (e.g.: problems with the TMJ) and facial pain ...

7. Oral and maxillofacial surgery - Wikipedia

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   In India, oral and maxillofacial surgery includes the treatment of complex dental surgery, including wisdom tooth removal, dental implant, craniomaxillofacial trauma, Orofacial pain (trigeminal neuralgia) and jaw joint pain (Temporomandibular disorder(TMD) or TMJ Pain) management, jaw joint(TMJ) replacement for TMJ ankylosis and deformed jaw ...

8. Joel Ferri - Wikipedia

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   Ferri's 2010 work examined the impact of orthognathic surgery on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, finding that while the surgery significantly reduces TMJ symptoms in patients with pre-operative symptoms, there is a risk of new onset of TMJ symptoms post-surgery, albeit with a low occurrence rate. [6]

9. Temporomandibular joint - Wikipedia

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   In anatomy, the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) are the two joints connecting the jawbone to the skull. It is a bilateral synovial articulation between the temporal bone of the skull above and the condylar process of mandible below; it is from these bones that its name is derived.