The role of diagnostic arthroscopy in the management of temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction may manifest itself clinically by a variety of presentations ranging from headache, pre-auricular pain or tenderness, otalgia, to mandibular hypomobility. Some symptoms may mimic forms of facial pain such as: temporal arteritis, migraine, cluster headache, trigeminal or glossopharyngeal neuralgias, myofascial pain dysfunction, or muscle contraction (tension) headache. This article will focus on a relatively new diagnostic tool that may be used to examine the TMJ for intracapsular pathology which may be responsible for the presenting patients' symptoms.
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology