The role of diagnostic arthroscopy in the management of temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction may manifest itself clinically by a variety of presentations ranging from headache, pre-auricular pain or tenderness, otalgia, to mandibular hypomobility. Some symptoms may mimic forms of facial pain such as: temporal arteritis, migraine, cluster headache, trigeminal or glossopharyngeal neuralgias, myofascial pain dysfunction, or muscle contraction (tension) headache. This article will focus on a relatively new diagnostic tool that may be used to examine the TMJ for intracapsular pathology which may be responsible for the presenting patients' symptoms.

• Authors: B Kryshtalskyj
• Journal: The Journal of otolaryngology (J Otolaryngol) Vol. 20 Issue 5 Pg. 325-8 (Oct 1991) ISSN: 0381-6605 [Print] Canada
• PMID: 1960786 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Arthroscopy (adverse effects, standards)
• Contraindications
• Humans
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome (diagnosis, etiology, pathology)