Evaluation methods of pathology of temporomandibular joints and masticatory muscles (review)

Abstract

Diagnosis of occlusion in combination with the musculo-articular dysfunction is based on data from medical history, results of clinical and special methods of research: analysis of diagnostic models of jaws in the articulator, the results of radiological methods of investigation: orthopantomography, teleroentgenography, tomography of temporomandibular joints, magnetic resonance imaging, electromyography of masticatory muscles; functionography and other methods of investigation

Keywords

• masticatory muscles
• temporomandibular joint