Temporomandibular disorders. 1. Clinical evaluation
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Systematic Assessment of Mammalian Skull Specimens for Dental and Temporomandibular Joint Pathology
Published on: August 22, 2022
G Dimitroulis1, M F Dolwick, H A Gremillion
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, USA.
Abstract:
The treatment of temporomandibular disorders continues to provide dental practitioners with a difficult challenge that has yet to overcome numerous major obstacles. In this, the first of a series of three articles, an overview of the current understanding of the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders will be presented. The subsequent two articles will present an overview of the management strategies that have appeared in the literature in recent years.
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