title: Infections of the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: Three interesting case histories of infection of the temperomandibular joint are reported. An unsuccessful search of the recent literature was made in the hope that some assistance would be obtained in understanding the pathology. These infections must have been more common in the pre-antibiotic era and perhaps a search of the older literature would have been more fruitful.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications; D010306:Parotid Gland; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D011513:Proteus mirabilis; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint