Background and objectives: Superficial cervical muscles (sternocleoidomastoid and anterior scalene) have the greater electromyography (EMG) activity in myogenous and mixed temporomandibular disorders (TMD) than healthy, demonstrating an abnormal pattern of…
Background and objectives: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is a severe condition characterized by restriction of the mobility of the joint, secondary to the fibrous or bony adhesion of the disc-condyle…
Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy associated with psoriasis. PsA is classified among the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, characterized by joint destruction, extra-articular involvement (i.e. eye, gut, bowel, ureter),…
Condylar hyperplasia is represented by a wide spectrum of different clinical conditions characterized by the monolateral overgrowth of mandibular condyle. There many attempt of classifying these pathological overgrowth of the…
TMJ ankylosis is a serious and disabling condition especially in children that may cause problems in mastication, digestion, speech, appearance, mandibular growth and oral hygiene. Post operative physiotherapy has been…
Background and objectives: Authors presents their experiences to solve the functional and aesthetic sequels and problems for Sawhney type IV or total TMJ ankylosis patients. Methods: 15 patients between fifteen…
TMD (temporomandibular joint disorder) is a collective term used to describe a number of related disorders affecting the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ), masticatory muscles and associated structures, all of which have…
Objective: To assess the post-surgical outcome of six different surgical techniques for the management of ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Methods: Records of 467 joints undergoing surgery for ankylosis…
Background: Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) bone scintigraphy has been used to identify cases with condylar hyperplasia in mandibular asymmetry. A difference of uptake of more than 10% between…
Objective: Compare the outcomes of single-needle temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthrocenthsis (SNA) performed only once under local anaesthesia (LA) to two-needle TMJ arthrocenthesis (TNA) performed under general anaesthesia (GA) followed by…
