Clinical and roentgenological aspects of diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint pathology

Abstract

The article presents the occurrence of temporomandibular joint pathology (20,9 %) in children of prepubertal age. It was revealed that habitual dislocation that appears on the background of asymmetric occlusion with close position of teeth in frontal and lateral areas of dentition is typical for this age group. It was determined that clinical signs of TM] pathology in children and adults are different: pain syndrome and noise effect at the lower jaw movements are not typical for children in contrast to the adults. According to the data of outpatient's cards the structure of nosologic forms of pathology during different periods of occlusion formation is defined. It was determined that TM] pathology begins to form in preschool age and later on its frequency increases. The analysis of morbidity by sex showed that women have TM] pathology more often and also they have age tendency to the aggravation of the pathology that develops in future in appearance of dislocations of intraarticular disks. The article suggests the differentiated approach tactics for the treatment of TM] diseases that was rather effective.

Keywords

• lower jaw
• temporomandibular joint
• dysfunction
• dislocation
• intraarticular disk