Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Synonyms
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 Diseases
TMJ Disorder
TMJ Disorders
Temporomandibular Disorder
Temporomandibular Disorders
Temporomandibular Joint Disease
Temporomandibular Joint Diseases
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
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)