Open AccessExperience of using an integrated approach in the diagnosis of temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Author(s) -
Антон Султанов,
Yury Pervov,
Anna Yatsenko,
M. A. Sultanova,
D. O. Drozdova
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
tihookeanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1609-1175
DOI - 10.34215/1609-1175-2021-4-98-100
Subject(s) - temporomandibular joint , medicine , masticatory force , orthodontics , physical examination , pterygoid muscles , hypertonia , dentistry , surgery , anesthesia
The article presents a clinical case of the diagnostics and treatment of the temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) in patient after orthodontic treatment. The hypertonia of masticatory muscles, limit of mouth opening and deviation of the jawbone to the right were observed during physical examination. Adhesion of the disk to the articular tubercle of the right temporal bone was detected on MRI. Hyperrotation of the articular head and the deviation of the jawbone to the right were observed on the charts during axiography. Disappearing of the feeling of heaviness in the right TMJ, free mouth opening, absence of deviation symptom, and the reduction of the rigidity of the masseter muscles were observed on the basis of diagnostic examinations after treatment. Presented clinical experience lets us make a conclusion that it is necessary to prescribe taking axiography and MRI during diagnosing and treating temporomandibular joint dysfunction.