Volume 14 - Issue 3

Occlusal therapy has been noted for removing tooth structure by means of occlusal equilibration to eliminate destructive forces. Anterior guidance, the protective mechanism in occlusion, frequently can be restored in order to correct malocclusion. The article presented describes a simple, non-invasive, reversible and inexpensive restoration of anterior guidance. The rationale, research and technique shown include a case presentation.

Pain originating from the throat may emanate from many different structures. The stylo-hyoid and stylomandibular ligaments are known as structures, that when injured, produce most of the throat pain which also may be referred to the face, ears, and temporomandibular joints. Another structure which may produce similar pain complaints, the synovial bursa of the tensor veli palatini muscle, has been isolated and described in this study. The histology and pertinent anatomy of the general area ...

In order to evaluate the therapeutic effect of continuous passive motion (CPM) on the outcome of TMJ meniscectomy, chewing movement was analyzed before surgery and six months after surgery in 31 patients receiving CPM (CPM group), 26 patients without CPM (non-CPM group), and in ten normal subjects. The surgical procedure consisted of either total meniscectomy or partial meniscectomy with disk ...

This study was conducted in order to determine the effects of body position on integrated electromyographic (IEMG) activity of sternocleidomastoid and masseter muscles in 17 patients with myogenic cranio-cervical-mandibular dysfunction. EMG recordings at rest and during swallowing of saliva and maximal voluntary clenching were performed by placing surface electrodes on the sternocleidomastoid and masseter muscles (contralateral to the habitual side ...

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are common but complex problems in dentistry. Most patients can be treated using relatively simple methods, such as counselling, splint therapy, and occlusal adjustment. Patients who do not respond to conservative treatment may benefit from surgical treatment. Ninety-two patients (68 women, 24 men, mean age 36 years, range 14-74 years) were treated between 1988 and 1990 in the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Stomatognathic Physiology. Sixty-two patients, of which 15 were surgically ...

Disk displacement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) without reduction has been considered a fundamental pathophysiologic abnormality of the joint. In this paper there are supportive clinical and MRI evidence of a successful repetitive manipulative technique for the treatment of acute and chronic locking. In 1500 treated cases, documented on videotape, only five cases required surgical intervention. The success of the therapy was confirmed by 13 MRI images of the TMJ of patients with acute and ...

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that body posture could be an etiologic factor in patients with temporomandibular disorders. “Faulty” body posture has been considered to be an initiating and perpetuating etiologic factor in some temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Although in patients with temporomandibular disorders a significant craniocervical dysfunction has been established, a causal relationship between posture ...

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) symptoms are a common finding in motor vehicle accident (MVA) patients with hyperextension/hyperflexion injuries of the cervical spine (cervical whiplash). The relationship between cervical whiplash and TMJ injuries was documented with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 87 consecutive MVA cervical whiplash patients who presented with TMJ symptoms and had sustained no direct trauma to the face, head or mandible and had no TMJ complaints prior to the MVA. One hundred ...

This article is an educational analysis and discussion of some recently proposed diagnostic criteria, diagnostic methods, and diagnostic decision processes, pertaining specifically to temporomandibular disorders (TMD). On the basis of a discussion of classic probability theory, classic measurement theory, and examples using nonparametric inferential statistical tests, it is suggested that certain TMD diagnostic criteria and methods, and their associated decision ...

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