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Temporomandibular joint disorder

MedGen UID:
21092
Concept ID:
C0039494
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Temporomandibular Joint; Disease, TMJ; Diseases, Temporomandibular Joint; Diseases, TMJ; Disorder, Temporomandibular; Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint; Disorder, TMJ; Disorders, Temporomandibular; Disorders, Temporomandibular Joint; Disorders, TMJ; Joint Disease, Temporomandibular; Joint Diseases, Temporomandibular; Joint Disorder, Temporomandibular; Joint Disorders, Temporomandibular; Temporomandibular Disorder; Temporomandibular Disorders; Temporomandibular Joint Disease; Temporomandibular Joint Diseases; Temporomandibular Joint Disorder; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; TMJ Disease; TMJ Diseases; TMJ Disorder; TMJ Disorders
SNOMED CT: TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder (41888000); Temporomandibular joint disorder (41888000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005473

Definition

A disorder that affects the masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joint. [from NCI]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Andre A, Kang J, Dym H
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 Feb;34(1):49-59. Epub 2021 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.08.001. PMID: 34598856
Dym H, Bowler D, Zeidan J
Dent Clin North Am 2016 Apr;60(2):367-79. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2015.11.012. PMID: 27040290
Martins WR, Blasczyk JC, Aparecida Furlan de Oliveira M, Lagôa Gonçalves KF, Bonini-Rocha AC, Dugailly PM, de Oliveira RJ
Man Ther 2016 Feb;21:10-7. Epub 2015 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.06.009. PMID: 26144684

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ahmad SA, Hasan S, Saeed S, Khan A, Khan M
J Med Life 2021 Mar-Apr;14(2):148-164. doi: 10.25122/jml-2020-0169. PMID: 34104237Free PMC Article
Oliveira SSI, Pannuti CM, Paranhos KS, Tanganeli JPC, Laganá DC, Sesma N, Duarte M, Frigerio MLMA, Cho SC
Clin Exp Dent Res 2019 Apr;5(2):109-115. Epub 2019 Feb 12 doi: 10.1002/cre2.136. PMID: 31049212Free PMC Article
Almeida FT, Pacheco-Pereira C, Flores-Mir C, Le LH, Jaremko JL, Major PW
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2019 Feb;48(2):20180144. Epub 2018 Nov 1 doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20180144. PMID: 30285469Free PMC Article
Moon TW, Choi TY, Park TY, Lee MS
Chin J Integr Med 2013 Mar;19(3):228-32. Epub 2012 Aug 18 doi: 10.1007/s11655-012-1238-0. PMID: 22903444
Dupont JS Jr
Cranio 2003 Jul;21(3):180-4. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2003.11746248. PMID: 12889673

Diagnosis

Nudell Y, Dym H, Sun F, Benichou M, Malakan J, Halpern LR
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 Feb;34(1):61-81. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.09.002. PMID: 34802616
Oliver C, Mouallem G, Dutot-Philipeau N, Longis J, Piot B, Bertin H
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Jun;123(3):360-363. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.04.013. PMID: 33965657
Acri TM, Shin K, Seol D, Laird NZ, Song I, Geary SM, Chakka JL, Martin JA, Salem AK
Adv Healthc Mater 2019 Jan;8(2):e1801236. Epub 2018 Dec 17 doi: 10.1002/adhm.201801236. PMID: 30556348Free PMC Article
Rao SG, Bennett RM
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2003 Aug;17(4):611-27. doi: 10.1016/s1521-6942(03)00030-5. PMID: 12849715
Baragona PM, Cohen HV
Dent Clin North Am 1991 Jan;35(1):109-21. PMID: 1997347

Therapy

Andre A, Kang J, Dym H
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 Feb;34(1):49-59. Epub 2021 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.08.001. PMID: 34598856
Ahmad SA, Hasan S, Saeed S, Khan A, Khan M
J Med Life 2021 Mar-Apr;14(2):148-164. doi: 10.25122/jml-2020-0169. PMID: 34104237Free PMC Article
Story WP, Durham J, Al-Baghdadi M, Steele J, Araujo-Soares V
J Oral Rehabil 2016 Oct;43(10):759-70. Epub 2016 Aug 4 doi: 10.1111/joor.12422. PMID: 27487973
Dym H, Bowler D, Zeidan J
Dent Clin North Am 2016 Apr;60(2):367-79. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2015.11.012. PMID: 27040290
Hassan S, Muere A, Einstein G
Pain 2014 Dec;155(12):2448-2460. Epub 2014 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.08.027. PMID: 25172822

Prognosis

Thomas DC, Khan J, Manfredini D, Ailani J
Dent Clin North Am 2023 Apr;67(2):379-392. Epub 2023 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2022.10.005. PMID: 36965938
Häggman-Henrikson B, Lobbezoo F, Durham J, Peck C, List T
J Evid Based Dent Pract 2022 Jan;22(1S):101648. Epub 2021 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2021.101648. PMID: 35063175
Dodo M, Kumagai M, Kato Y, Hirakawa H, Koseki T
J Med Case Rep 2017 Nov 16;11(1):323. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1450-9. PMID: 29141669Free PMC Article
Grant SW, Underhill HC, Atkin P
Dent Update 2013 Oct;40(8):669-70, 673-4, 677. doi: 10.12968/denu.2013.40.8.669. PMID: 24279219
Dugashvili G, Menabde G, Janelidze M, Chichua Z, Amiranashvili I
Georgian Med News 2013 Feb;(215):17-21. PMID: 23482357

Clinical prediction guides

Yan Q, Liao L, He D
J Oral Rehabil 2024 Nov;51(11):2239-2247. Epub 2024 Jul 23 doi: 10.1111/joor.13795. PMID: 39041331
Taqi M, Mirza AJ, Javed MA, Asghar S, Khadija M, Raza SA
BMC Oral Health 2021 Sep 27;21(1):474. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01852-1. PMID: 34579713Free PMC Article
Dodo M, Kumagai M, Kato Y, Hirakawa H, Koseki T
J Med Case Rep 2017 Nov 16;11(1):323. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1450-9. PMID: 29141669Free PMC Article
Patel AA, Lerner MZ, Blitzer A
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2017 Apr;126(4):328-333. Epub 2017 Feb 1 doi: 10.1177/0003489417693013. PMID: 28290229
Abdallah EF, Mehta NR, Forgione AG, Clark RE
Cranio 2004 Oct;22(4):268-75. doi: 10.1179/crn.2004.033. PMID: 15532310

Recent systematic reviews

Farook TH, Dudley J
J Oral Rehabil 2023 Jun;50(6):501-521. Epub 2023 Mar 9 doi: 10.1111/joor.13440. PMID: 36843391
Ahmad SA, Hasan S, Saeed S, Khan A, Khan M
J Med Life 2021 Mar-Apr;14(2):148-164. doi: 10.25122/jml-2020-0169. PMID: 34104237Free PMC Article
Story WP, Durham J, Al-Baghdadi M, Steele J, Araujo-Soares V
J Oral Rehabil 2016 Oct;43(10):759-70. Epub 2016 Aug 4 doi: 10.1111/joor.12422. PMID: 27487973
Martins WR, Blasczyk JC, Aparecida Furlan de Oliveira M, Lagôa Gonçalves KF, Bonini-Rocha AC, Dugailly PM, de Oliveira RJ
Man Ther 2016 Feb;21:10-7. Epub 2015 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.06.009. PMID: 26144684
Moon TW, Choi TY, Park TY, Lee MS
Chin J Integr Med 2013 Mar;19(3):228-32. Epub 2012 Aug 18 doi: 10.1007/s11655-012-1238-0. PMID: 22903444

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