A Young Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: Case Report
This paper describes a case of a young patient who sought help because of pain in the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ). She also reported increasing of pain during chewing. Clinical examination revealed limited mouth opening with uncorrected deviation to the ipsilateral side. Palpation of the lat...
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| description | This paper describes a case of a young patient who sought help because of pain in the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ). She also reported increasing of pain during chewing. Clinical examination revealed limited mouth opening with uncorrected deviation to the ipsilateral side. Palpation of the lateral pole of the right condyle discovered crepitus, and maximum assisted opening elicited a report of “familiar pain”. The diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the TMJ (RDC / TMD criteria, Axis I, Group III) was confirmed by CBCT of TMJ. There is no “gold standard” for the management of TMD, but the need for TMD treatment has to be based on precise indications related to the presence of pain, limitation in function of the lower jaw and signs of degenerative joint disease. Conservative, reversible therapeutic procedures are considered as the first choice for TMD treatment and their task is to improve the function of the entire masticatory system. In this case patient was treated with the combination of physical therapy and stabilization splint, in order to reduce the pain and restore the normal function of the lower jaw. At 6 months’ follow-up symptoms have almost completely disappeared, while
3 years later, the patient still has no significant subjective symptoms. In the present case non-invasive therapy was sufficient to bring, otherwise recurrent nature of osteoarthritis, in complete remission and keep it like that for years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06801933102e4d72a5a3800d1f506efc2024-04-15T14:24:19ZengUniversity of Zagreb. School of Dental MedicineActa Stomatologica Croatica0001-70191846-04102017-01-0151323223910.15644/asc51/3/7A Young Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: Case ReportEma Vrbanović0Iva Alajbeg1PhD student, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, CroatiaThis paper describes a case of a young patient who sought help because of pain in the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ). She also reported increasing of pain during chewing. Clinical examination revealed limited mouth opening with uncorrected deviation to the ipsilateral side. Palpation of the lateral pole of the right condyle discovered crepitus, and maximum assisted opening elicited a report of “familiar pain”. The diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the TMJ (RDC / TMD criteria, Axis I, Group III) was confirmed by CBCT of TMJ. There is no “gold standard” for the management of TMD, but the need for TMD treatment has to be based on precise indications related to the presence of pain, limitation in function of the lower jaw and signs of degenerative joint disease. Conservative, reversible therapeutic procedures are considered as the first choice for TMD treatment and their task is to improve the function of the entire masticatory system. In this case patient was treated with the combination of physical therapy and stabilization splint, in order to reduce the pain and restore the normal function of the lower jaw. At 6 months’ follow-up symptoms have almost completely disappeared, while 3 years later, the patient still has no significant subjective symptoms. In the present case non-invasive therapy was sufficient to bring, otherwise recurrent nature of osteoarthritis, in complete remission and keep it like that for years.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/275473Temporomandibular Joint DisordersOsteoarthritisOcclusal SplintsPhysical Therapy Specialty |
| spellingShingle | Ema Vrbanović Iva Alajbeg A Young Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: Case Report Acta Stomatologica Croatica Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Osteoarthritis Occlusal Splints Physical Therapy Specialty |
| title | A Young Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: Case Report |
| title_full | A Young Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: Case Report |
| title_fullStr | A Young Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Young Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: Case Report |
| title_short | A Young Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: Case Report |
| title_sort | young patient with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis case report |
| topic | Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Osteoarthritis Occlusal Splints Physical Therapy Specialty |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/275473 |
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