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A Morphometric and Cellular Analysis Method for the Murine Mandibular Condyle
Published on: January 11, 2018
MRI changes and clinical characteristics in temporomandibular joints with displacement of the articular disk without
Glaucia Marques Dias1, Eduardo Grossmann2, Antonio Carlos Pires Carvalho1
1Programa de pós-graduação em Medicina (Radiologia) [Graduate program in Medicine (Radiology)], Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Objectives:
This study examined changes in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of temporomandibular joints (TMJ) with anterior displacement disk without reduction (DDwoR) and its correlation to clinical symptoms.
Methods:
190 individuals with DDwoR were evaluated according to Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) and MRI. Pain's chronicity/intensity and limited mouth opening (locking) were correlated with: TMJ degeneration (MRI T1), effusion (T2), disc's shape and position (proton density).
Results:
In 103 TMJ with DDwoR, hemiconvex shape (41.6%), sclerosis (45.6%) and mild effusion (47.6%) were the most prevalent findings. There was not association (p > .05) between: different DDwoR positions with pain's intensity/chronicity; effusion with locking. Disk deformation was associated with degeneration (p = .034) and pain's intensity (p = .006). Locking was associated with degeneration (p = .05).
Conclusions:
Condylar osteodegeneration is often related to DDwoR. Locking by DDwoR is associated with severe levels of chronic pain and articular disk deformation.
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