Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

A variety of conditions affecting the anatomic and functional characteristics of the temporomandibular joint. Factors contributing to the complexity of temporomandibular diseases are its relation to dentition and mastication and the symptomatic effects in other areas which account for referred pain to the joint and the difficulties in applying traditional diagnostic procedures to temporomandibular joint pathology where tissue is rarely obtained and x-rays are often inadequate or nonspecific. Common diseases are developmental abnormalities, trauma, subluxation, luxation, arthritis, and neoplasia. (From Thoma's Oral Pathology, 6th ed, pp577-600)

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Temporomandibular Joint Disorder; Temporomandibular Joint Disease; TMJ Disorders; TMJ Diseases; Temporomandibular Disorders; Temporomandibular Joint Diseases; Disease, TMJ; Disease, Temporomandibular Joint; Diseases, TMJ; Diseases, Temporomandibular Joint; Disorder, TMJ; Disorder, Temporomandibular; Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint; Disorders, TMJ; Disorders, Temporomandibular; Disorders, Temporomandibular Joint; Joint Disease, Temporomandibular; Joint Diseases, Temporomandibular; Joint Disorder, Temporomandibular; Joint Disorders, Temporomandibular; TMJ Disease; TMJ Disorder; Temporomandibular Disorder

Musculoskeletal Diseases: 719
- Muscular Diseases: 10128
  - Craniomandibular Disorders: 87
    - Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 1876
- Joint Diseases: 6509
  - Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 1876
- Jaw Diseases: 15
  - Mandibular Diseases: 8
    - Craniomandibular Disorders: 87
      - Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 1876
Stomatognathic Diseases: 705
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 1876
- Jaw Diseases: 15
  - Mandibular Diseases: 8
    - Craniomandibular Disorders: 87
      - Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 1876

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