The usefulness of diagnostic imaging for the assessment of pain symptoms in temporomandibular disorders

The usefulness of diagnostic imaging for the assessment of pain symptoms in temporomandibular disorders

The causes of pain symptoms in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masticatory muscle (MM) regions may not be determined by clinical examination alone. In this review, we document that pain symptoms of the TMJ and MM regions in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are associated with c...

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Main Authors: Shigeaki Suenaga, Kunihiro Nagayama, Taisuke Nagasawa, Hiroko Indo, Hideyuki J. Majima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
Subjects:
Temporomandibular disorders
Joint pain
Masticatory muscle pain
Diagnostic imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging
Cone beam computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761616300205

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