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Decompression sickness affecting the temporomandibular joint
1U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, TX 78235-5301.
Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
|December 1, 1990
Summary
Pain-only decompression sickness affected the temporomandibular joint after altitude exposure. This rare condition, presenting solely as joint pain, resolved with compression therapy, confirming the diagnosis.
Area of Science:
- Aerospace Medicine
- Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Orthopedics
Background:
- Decompression sickness (DCS) typically affects multiple joints or causes systemic symptoms.
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement in DCS is exceptionally uncommon.
- Differentiating TMJ pain from other causes is clinically challenging.