Naslov
Temporomandibular joint development and functional disorders related to clinical otologic symptomatology

Autori
Badel, Tomislav ; Savić Pavičin, Ivana ; Zadravec , Dijana ; Marotti , Miljenko ; Krolo , Ivan ; Grbeša , Đurđica

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 50 (2011), 1; 51-60

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
temporomandibular joint disorder; earache; tinnitus; magnetic resonance imaging; differential diagnosis

Sažetak
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a form of musculoskeletal pain of the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) and/or the masticatory muscles with nonspecific etiology. In this review, the relationship between embryonic and anatomic-topographic similarities of the TMJs and the ear has been analyzed, that is, the secondary otological symptoms which can be closely connected to TMJ disorder. Nonspecific otological symptoms are not primary diagnostic symptoms of TMD but due to patients’ inability to correctly locate the origin of pain, there can be diagnostic confusion. The most common otological symptoms which can be related to TMDs are otalgia, tinnitus and vertigo. Otorhinolaryngologists have to differentiate between primary otological symptoms and those caused by TMJ disorders. In TMD diagnostics manual techniques are used to determine the arthrogenic or the myogenic form, while in diagnostics of arthrogenic disorders magnetic resonance imaging is indicated as the highly specific imaging method of joint disc and osteoarthritic changes. Symptomatic treatments of TMD as well as the etiological diagnostics of the pain require a multidisciplinary cooperation between the dentist and medical specialists.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Dentalna medicina

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