Nature

Ultrasonography has an acceptable diagnostic efficacy for temporomandibular disc displacement

Studies evaluating the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasonography in detecting TMJ disc displacement in participants with any symptoms or clinical signs related to temporomandibular disorders (TMD), with ...
Nature

No significant differences between conservative interventions and surgical interventions for TMJ disc displacement without reduction

The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, Embase and Scopus databases were searched. In addition reference lists of relevant review articles, textbook chapters and seven ...
DrBicuspid

Digital splints plus exercises reduce pain in TMD patients

Patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) experienced significantly less pain, as well as improved diet and jaw function, after treatment with muscle exercises and digital occlusal splints ...
DrBicuspid

Defining a role for MRI in TMJ disorders

Chances are that dentists won't have to worry about siting a magnet in their offices in the near future, but can the specialty use MRI to its advantage? Yes, if the structure in question is the ...
EurekAlert!

Rice cartilage experts win $1.5M NIH grant to bioengineer TMJ discs

HOUSTON, Dec. 9, 2004 -- Bioengineers at Rice University have received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop new methods of using a patient's own cells to ...